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Southside Park Field Improvements
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Vienna Little League has approached the Town to propose renovating Field #2 at Southside Park. The proposal includes transforming Field #2 into:
• Two 60 foot diamond fields with a 200’ outfield fence. Displayed on map as Field 2A and 2B.
o One field will be synthetic turf with a removable mound
o One field will be natural grass turf
• One small rectangular field, approximately 100 ft. x 140 ft. Displayed on map as Field 2C
• Fields 2A and 2B will have LED Lighting, similar to Glyndon Park baseball field. Musco Light Structure System with Total Light Control.
Vienna Little League will pay for the costs to make these improvements.
Staff met with the athletic user groups and held a neighborhood meeting at Southside Park to share the proposed improvements and receive feedback.
A preliminary engineering report will be obtained to provide an estimated cost of construction.
OVERVIEW:
The Parks & Recreation Department and Vienna Little League will provide a presentation and hold a work session with the Town Council to review the proposed field improvements at Southside Park.
SUMMARY/STAFF IMPRESSIONS:
RECOMMENDATION:
The Parks & Recreation Director supports the proposed improvements to Southside Park.