Reader s debate Lower Hawes Field upgrade
Baseball is already played there. The changes being contemplated are not that dramatic. Expanding that field was part of the Master Parks and Recreation Plan done years ago. The BOE fulfilled all of their pledges in the plan. The major casualty of moving the track from RHS to BF was the loss of a 90 foot baseball diamond. The Council in place at the time agreed to expand lower Hawes to make up for that loss as their part of the plan. The subsequent Council did not honor that agreement and the loss of that diamond has yet to be replaced.
It’s not like that field is Yankee stadium to begin with. A renovation and upgrade of that field is way over due.
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Bad idea. In addition to relocating the backstop right next to the houses (have you ever heard the cracking of alumimum bats), it would involve cutting down numerous large trees in grove park in the area that would become the outfield. It’s nice to have some trees.
The Rec Committee is the most powerful group in town.
They have had their eyes on Hawes since 1992. Perhaps even before that.
Jack Carroll authored the Master Plan with help from Fast Eddie. This sleight of hand became necessary once the Willard folks voted the $44MM bond through. Musical chairs with fields ensued once after they decoded to create a soccer and lacrosse shrine at the HS.
The obvious choice for a showcase 90′ field is Schedler.
We’ll see how this plays out.
Jack finally sold his house last year.
He has flown the coop.
He is a Villager no more.
Did Seavers move with him?
Forget about Schedler.
once again another attempt by the sports groups to attack the wooded areas of Grove and Pleasant park. They won’t be happy until they make that whole area a sports complex with lights, refreshments stands, etc. Those parks are one of the few natural areas in town. Let’s leave them alone.
Hawes could get by with a better pitchers mound, better benches, some infield sod and an irrigation system that doesn’t leak. The place can certainly be upgraded without encroaching on the adjacent wooded area.