Pine Haven looks to invest in ball field

The Pine Haven Town Council recently discussed the possible advantage to hydro-seeding Harwood Baseball field. The site was hydro-seeded in its infancy, but the cost is significant.

According to Councilman Rob Norton, he and Public Works Director Sean Glasser had discussed this issue and Norton offered their suggestions, "I don't know that we need to hydroseed, we might just over seed, spray it with fertilizer, kill the weeds off and see if it can regenerate."

He noted that the director had beautified the infield last summer by scraping the topsoil and sanding, "But all the weeds are going to come back so we've got to keep it sprayed and we've got to try to revive the outfield, [but] I don't think it requires hydroseeding, that's pretty expensive. We can set up a plan to overseed and start working right away, in the spring."

Clerk/Treasurer Tammie McGovern advised the group of the improvements anticipated for the adjacent park: "We're going to have that new playground installed in April and May so that's going to have to be maintained as well. So, if they're there spraying weeds, they're right there and can do the whole thing."

The town will be installing porta-potties for both areas this spring, as well.

Those who enjoy playing baseball, softball, soccer or other ball games are encouraged to consider setting up informal teams, leagues and game schedules for this summer season. Though, at the time of this report, there is no contact information available, volunteers are being visited to help in this endeavor. A couple suggestions thus far have been adult softball leagues and drop-in softball night.