What is the Revised Field Project?

The revised athletics field plan was unanimously recommended by the fields subcommittee and a majority of Town Council members have said they would like to see the project go forward.

This plan includes an artificial turf field, which the town plans to lease at a cost of about $375,000, a Miracle league field, which would be paid for by donations, two grass practice fields and an 89-space gravel parking lot. The proposal is estimated to cost $900,000, down from $2.4 million.

Town Council members Keith Yagaloff and Gary Bazzano, also members of the subcommittee, say that the project will cost about $46,000 out of the town's annual operating budget. They have asked the town manager to reduce his budget by that amount instead of increasing the total, in order to avoid a tax increase.

Though there will not be an official public hearing, residents are welcome to review the new plan (included here) and address the council regarding it at a special meeting on Oct. 15.