Baseball
Lambton Shores
Posted By BY LYNDA
HILLMAN-RAPLEY
After four years of
baseball back in the Bend, Larry Whiting
and the Baseball Project committee
members met with council last Monday
asking for their help. The diamond was a
popular place for kids and adults in the
past but for more than a decade, no one
used it. There are now three adult
groups who use the diamond at night and
65 youth who use it on the weekends as
well as travelling youth teams.
What this committee is asking for is
to be designated as a committee of
council and to get financial help with
the baseball diamond.
Whiting said the reason they would
like to be a committee of council is so
that a member of council is present at
all decision making meetings and so that
the project directors would be covered
by the appropriate insurances.
What the project needs funding for
safety issue items such as fencing and
infield resurfacing. The would like the
scoreboard repaired and playground
equipment.
Whiting told council this was taken
out four years ago and really needs to
be replaced. The project has raised
$11,000 plus for this phase and have
proposed Trillium grant and municipal
funding to fill in the gaps.
For the second phase they would like
to see the home run fence line, a
warning area at home run fence, a
batting cage, moving the outfield lights
and hope for the same financial
proposals. |
