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Board hears plan for new turf fields, restroom/announcer building and drainage work for Barton Field
Summary
Staff reviewed plans for turf baseball and softball fields south of the elementary school, a two-story restroom/announcer building, drainage improvements to address elementary-school flooding, and an option to conduit for future stadium lighting estimated at roughly $800,000–$1.2 million.
Jay presented design details for new turf baseball and softball fields (Barton Field), describing the layout, a restroom/scorekeeper/announcer building with a second-floor viewing room and emergency-access roadway tied to East B Street. He said fields are planned for multi-use, including elementary-school access and little-league configurations.
Staff also explained proposed stormwater work to tie new culverts into existing drainage to alleviate recurring elementary-school parking-lot flooding and noted AES soils testing scheduled for Nov. 17. Jay gave an order-of-magnitude estimate for future stadium lighting at "so around 1,000,000 extra for stadium lighting" and said the project hopes to run conduit now so lights can be installed later without tearing up new fields.
