Show I jJ r Two Ball Fields i. i For No Nog Park Get ready for some significant significant significant sig sig- changes in the city park on North in Boun Boun- THE TIlE CITY council approved a a major change in in the park during its regular meeting t Wednesday evening I Recreation tion commission members members mem mem- r bers have been considering I for some time if there might be a way to get more ballparks ballparks ball ballparks parks on the important park They decided there is CITY PLANNER Jon Reed Boothe showed council members members members mem mem- bers a plan allowing two regulation regulation regulation reg reg- softball parks also suitable for little league base base- ball The present field is a regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation baseball field AS APPROVED by the city council there will be two ball fields with bleachers on the north parking area Each park will have a seating ca ca- of or a tot total l of Regulation baseball games will be held on high school fields or at the city's new 1300 East park All are large enough it was pointed out EVENTUALLY both of the new North fields will be lighted Why change There is more need right now for little league and softball fields than for regulation baseball THE RECREATION commission commission commission commis commis- sion also studied the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of installing four ball fields This was turned down since it would take the entire North park Eating tables and tot lot facilities will not be disturbed by the change THE CITY council also approved ap ap- proved roved final plans be drawn for lighting the new 1800 South park ballfield City Manager Grant P. P Petersen Petersen Petersen Peter- Peter sen told the city council new lights are being studied Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Main Main- is a big problem for regular incandescent lights he pointed out A NEW metal arc light will willbe willbe willbe be recommended The light has the advantage of greater density of light and is cheaper cheap cheap- er to operate Two drawbacks greater initial cost and it takes the lights about 15 minutes minutes minutes min min- min min- utes to reach operation light If power should fail during a game it would take that long for the lights to come back on the city manager said For that reason we will propose some incandescent lights along with the metal arc This will raise the cost about 1000 more than straight incandescent The difference should be saved in just a few years on breakage |