Funds secured for fixes at two Ridgewood fields
Wednesday August 28, 2013, 10:30 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Grants and gifts will pay for needed field improvements at both Maple Park Field and the Irene Habernickel Family Park.
The Ridgewood Council recently accepted a $20,000 grant from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund to offset a portion of the cost to rehabilitate the turf at Maple Field. The total price tag hovers over $40,000.
“We were approved at 50 percent of the total cost for the matching grant,” said Village Manager Ken Gabbert.
The artificial surface has “taken a beating” in recent years and the turf has hardened significantly, creating poor playing conditions. Money already appropriated by the village, in addition to the county grant money, will pay to “redo” the turf field, Gabbert said.
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The artificial surface has taken a beating over the years. Well yeah, just like the real fields.