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<br /> . Above is a drawing of what the Youth Athletic Complex will look like when it is compete.
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<br /> Plans, funding YAC
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<br /> by Jake Muonio --- -�`-_ _ Plan
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<br /> The planners of the sec- V ��`M ----
<br /> and phase of development 1i1i _ 2001
<br /> of the. Youth Athletic —= Concrete pads for
<br /> Complex in Elk River -- --- bleachers, players
<br /> received some good news `� � � _ .-� benches and batting
<br /> last week, when the city i cage;trenching for irri-
<br /> council unanimously gation/electrical
<br /> accepted the comprehen- -= r= Cost: $12,500
<br /> sive construction plan and °-- = /� — 4 `1. I -----I ,11 in
<br /> r., I 2002
<br /> approved $12,500 to start Home plate bleachers;
<br /> laying the foundation. concession stand, play-
<br /> The four-year plan, with z Above is a drawing of the future concession stand for er shelters; and pads
<br /> an estimated price tag of the Youth Athletic Complex. and shelters for specta-
<br /> about $623,750, would add tor bleacher
<br /> permanent concession youth." Elk River girls' fastpitch Cost: $88,250
<br /> stands, bleachers, dugouts, Of the initial $12,500, softball."With (the complex
<br /> .spectator shelters,a batting $2,450 would be used for changes) we would be able 2003
<br /> cage and restrooms to the the concrete pads under the to, and we could use it as a Sideline bleachers;
<br /> existing four-field facility. bleachers; $2,750 for the fund raiser for our organi- pads and shelters for
<br /> The city's financial contri- pads under player benches; zation." spectator shelters; rest-
<br /> bution to the project would $2,300 for concrete for the The project, which rooms; field irrigation;
<br /> be $20,000 a year for 10 batting cage and $5,000 McPherson called "aggres- landscaping; lights; and
<br /> years. Area youth softball used for trenching for sive," would be on a four- scoreboards
<br /> and baseball organizations lights. year time scale, but that Cost $343,000
<br /> would arrange for the "I'm glad they finally got a could change if the neces- 2004
<br /> remaining costs to be taken plan done," said Council sary $423,000 isn't raised.
<br /> care of through fund rais- Member John Dietz. "The "It may take longer to Playground; and paving
<br /> ing, donations or grants. way the city is growing, raise that kind of capital," of driveways and park-
<br /> "I think right now our there is going to be more McPherson said. ing lot
<br /> softball facility (at Orono and more demand for Klaers hopes the upgrad- Cost: $180,000
<br /> Park)is a highly rated com- fields." ed complex will increase
<br /> plex," said Michele Right now the youth awareness and excitement Total: $623,750
<br /> McPherson, Elk River teams are using school about softball.
<br /> director of planning. "But fields but as the number of "Our numbers were down ation of the complex,which
<br /> the Youth Athletic Complex teams increases, fields are this year and I just hope opened four years ago.
<br /> — one of the reasons there becoming less and less that with the nice facilities, About $250,000 of the
<br /> was pressure to develop is available. we can work together and plan's cost would be to
<br /> because they don't have "Right now we can't really have a strong year." cover the lights and score-
<br /> enough (baseball and soft- do a tournament," said Elk River spent about boards for the fields.
<br /> ball) facilities for the Jeanie Klaers, treasurer of $218,000 on the initial cre-
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