Adams Field Renovation Plan Makes It Into Preliminary Budget
 The Parks Commission hopes plans for the Russell Field renovation stays in the budget. |
ADAMS, Mass. — The Russell Field master plan has been written into the town's preliminary budget.
The Parks Commission in reviewing the budget on Monday night said the proposed $15,000 master plan made the first round of the budget process.
During the commissioners' last meeting, they voted to make the Russell Field master plan a main priority. They said they would like to start construction by 2016 and believe grant funding could help renovation of the field.
Chairman Todd Shafer said the budget is still preliminary and they still have to go before the Finance Committee and the Selectmen.
"I guess the end result is that that it is a requested budget at this point and we will have to wait and see," Shafer said.
Russell Field renovations have been a priority request of the Parks Commission for a long time, but it has been always trumped by other projects.
The commission's secondary priority is mulch for the town's playgrounds and maintenance on the town common. These too have been written into the preliminary budget.
The board also approved field request forms for the Lassie League and Little League Baseball but were concern that field condition may cause scheduling issues.
"The fields are going to be wet for a while," Commissioner Jacob Schutz said. "They will be scrambling to schedule all of their games."
Vice Chairwoman Barbara Meczywor said she will not be running for re-election on the Parks Commission but hopes another woman runs to takes her place.
"I guess it is just time," Meczywor said. "I would really like it if another woman would run, somebody with some pep, vigor, and who cares."
Shafer is also up for re-election and said he plans to run again.
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