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Sports Complex Special Services District
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- Lincoln Financial Field
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Southern/BOK Athletic Field Renovation Overview

bulletMarch, 2006 - Renovation work started on the field house/SPCCA offices
bulletSummer, 2005 - Winter 2006
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Final adjustments to the complex building plan completed and approved
> Architects drawings updates
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Environmental wastes removed from soil
bulletAugust, 2005 - Bidding completed
bulletJune, 2005 - Project scheduled to go out for bidding
bulletJuly, 2004 - Surveying completed for the renovation of the Southern/BOK field
bullet2.5 Million budgeted by the school district
bulletThe Sports Complex Special Services District has approved $286,000
in funding for security fencing
bulletImprovements include:
> new fencing around the field and track
> a synthetic field with a rubber track
> new grandstands
> new scoreboard
> reseeding the field
> elimination of the basketball courts
bulletMain entrance for football will be on 10th St.
bulletEntrance for baseball, soccer and offices with be on Bigler St.
bulletSPCCA  and town watch offices will be on site
bulletA committee will approve permits for ALL groups using the facility
bulletThis committee will be made up of people from our neighborhood,
the SPCCA, the sports district, the school district and representatives
from the offices of Anna Verna, Bill Keller and Senator Vincent Fumo
bulletThere will be NO late night usage.  Lights will be off by 9:00 pm
bulletGates will be locked after scheduled activities
bulletSecurity lights will be installed to assist security and police surveillance
bulletPolice will have a key to the facility
bulletStella Maris, Neumann/Goretti will be the primary users
bulletThe field will continue to be available to the immediate neighborhood
for walking and jogging
bulletRead the full history of this project

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