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 …
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