Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2
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PostPosted: Mon, Jan 5 2009, 7:44 am EST    Post subject: Re: Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2 Reply with quote

The points raised above are valid and should be answered. As my economics professor said before exam time when you're up to your neck in alligators it's not the time to ask who should have drained the swamp.

We're at the point now where the field has been constructed and is usable as a baseball field. I think now the discussion should be do we need to continue with the other phases if it means we have to spend more of our tax money given our present state and the economy. In other words do we violate the county gransts we recieved and are there penalties involved.

If we do continue, I'd argue that we should at least explore covering the cost through fund raising. We could sell signage along the fence to businesses and use that to offset the cost. I see many parks where the field has a home depot, banks and other businesses advertised.

The other issue is that the Rec commisson has asked it not be the referred to as the Babe Ruth field. I would concur with this and go a step further that it be simply a town recreational field at this point that can be used by all residents whether for a pick up game, school use, little league use or any other such use whereby it's not restricted to only certain individuals or groups. I do not want to restrict use to a league where we have very few players and little chance of any regular use if it is so designated.
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PostPosted: Mon, Jan 5 2009, 1:32 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2 Reply with quote

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The other issue is that the Rec commisson has asked it not be the referred to as the Babe Ruth field. I would concur with this and go a step further that it be simply a town recreational field at this point that can be used by all residents whether for a pick up game, school use, little league use or any other such use whereby it's not restricted to only certain individuals or groups. I do not want to restrict use to a league where we have very few players and little chance of any regular use if it is so designated.


It makes me wonder why members of the TC want this field a Babe Ruth field?!

What are the advantages of making this field a Babe Ruth field?
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PostPosted: Mon, Jan 5 2009, 3:54 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2 Reply with quote

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What are the advantages of making this field a Babe Ruth field?


Absolutely none unless your kids are in a Babe Ruth league or want to be...
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PostPosted: Mon, Jan 5 2009, 4:58 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2 Reply with quote

But...Only then if the team some how becomes majorly Cranbury. Otherwise, the games will still be played in Princeton as the coaches won't move the games to Cranbury to accomodate the 1-2 Cranbury kids that play a year. Zero kids today so no use of the field will occur.
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PostPosted: Fri, May 8 2009, 4:48 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Mayor's seat to be decided Jan. 2 Reply with quote

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What are the advantages of making this field a Babe Ruth field?


Absolutely none unless your kids are in a Babe Ruth league or want to be...


A lot if you don't want anyone to use the field.
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