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Baseball Field Lights Controversy

Thursday, September 13, 2012

It's Official: Richfield High's Baseball Field Is Getting Lights

The Richfield City Council granted a conditional use permit for the lights and other field upgrades Tuesday night.

Richfield High School will now be able to offer night baseball game options to its athletic conference and local program users this coming spring. The Richfield City Council unanimously granted a conditional use permit Tuesday night, allowing builders to move forward with installing lights and adding a variety of accessory upgrades. Among the upgrades are a new backstop, bleachers, a concession area, press box and making the fields handicap accessible. While the community was seemingly happy to be getting a revamped field, the lights portion caused a bit of controversy throughout the early part of the summer. Opponents of the lights felt the money could be better spent in classrooms, while proponents felt the total revamp of the field …

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Baseball Field Lights Permit Measure Moves to City Council

The Richfield City Council will review the conditional use permit at its Sept. 11 meeting.

Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Richfield High School got a little closer to getting permission to install lights on its baseball field after the Richfield Planning Commission approved a recommendation to grant a conditional use permit Monday night. The field lights are part of a total field revamp, which is already underway. The Richfield School Board's decision to include the lights in the project caused a bit of controversy in June and even triggered a special session. Obviously, the district stuck by its decision to fund lights. While the measure passed the commission, it was done so with the condition that the school district would adhere to city policies when it came to…

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