Sentences with phrase «ball fields»

There's also been an explosion of ball fields and facilities devoted to sports.

He tried at the time to secure $ 10,000 to develop ball fields and a running path.

There are more opportunities to wear them than I realized - they are also perfect for muddy ball fields after the rain!

The park I worked at was mostly ball fields and soccer fields, and lots of visitors listened to games on the radio.

I not only love them for rainy days, but also for cold days and muddy ball fields.

Instead of constructing new ball fields at Community Park, the proposal calls for finding and developing a separate property - removed from residential areas - capable of holding four baseball fields by 2000.

As an example, he cites NFL Charities, which has provided LISC with $ 30 million to build, upgrade and maintain neighborhood ball fields in NFL cities.

Jon Walsh, a homeowner from the Estates of Deer Crossing, asked the Hoffman Estates Park District to include one lighted soccer field and two lighted ball fields on the 23 - acre park near Bartlett and Shoe Factory Roads.

Uses that will not require a permit include ball fields, playgrounds, tennis courts and picnic shelters.

Volunteer organizers of the proposed Lake in the Hills park district already have persuaded the Village Board to commit $ 547,000 over two years to develop ball fields for young athletes.

Baseball fans rejoice at Petco Park, where you can enjoy the game in sophisticated style in the Western Metal Building lounges, or take in the innings from the Park ball field with your kids.

Discretionary funds like SAM, which let state agencies direct money for everything from new ball fields in the Bronx to police cars in Rochester, have come under increasing focus this year after the arrest and conviction of legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

Plans include four new ball fields with lights, 11 new soccer fields and a dog park, among many other improvements — 135 acres in all — between the south end of the current park border and Base Line Road (Route 30).

The study, expected to be completed in August, will evaluate the district «s need for facilities such as ball fields, tennis and basketball courts and a public swimming pool.

We are often asked if we sell signs that parks can hang in their gyms and ball field fences.

The CruciFiction: I was just a young boy, not yet a teenager, sitting on a bleacher in an abandoned ball field, surrounded by my friends.

The head of a Queens Little League is accusing the father of NYCCouncilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland of selling Mets tickets that he got for free and of charging to use public ball fields.

Several hundred players, coaches, parents and local officials marched from City Hall Park to the Battery Park City ball fields on Saturday to inaugurate the league's 19th season.

If you have a smaller yard, a couple of weekly walks and an occasional run in a fenced neighborhood ball field will keep most Greyhounds happy.

Now a father of two, and as eager as ever to discover a hidden trail or open ball field, Coreal is thrilled to be back living and working in Eugene.

On North Road, a huge playground alongside green ball fields becomes a hub of community in spring and summer.

I don't think I've ever seen acorn squash here in Sweden, but maybe I can substitute it for butternut squash and still stay on the same proverbial ball field...?

Every ballplayer, coach and fan enjoys arriving to an immaculate, manicured ball field or a freshly lined and mowed soccer field for that night's game.

A working farm was tentatively to be preserved on the north side ball fields, concert areas and other amenities were to be added.

Scheduled improvements at the 13.9 - acre Lindberg Park include renovated ball fields and tennis courts, a new field for soccer and lacrosse, a new park shelter and playground, an educational native plant area and a looped trail system.

Park amenities include 98 playgrounds, 48 basketball courts, 27 outdoor tennis courts, 107 ball fields fields and 86 soccer fields.

Parents and spectators need constant reminders, like ball field signs, to keep their behavior in check.

The City Council voted last week to hire a grant writer to secure up to $ 125,000 to put ball fields, soccer fields and other recreational facilities in the park that would be at Illinois Highway 173 and Ramer Road.

Community parks are larger areas that offer ball fields and other recreational opportunities not typically desired at the small neighborhood parks.

Games in the instructional league are played at Brook Forest Elementary and Butler Junior High Schools, while all higher levels play home games at four Oak Brook Park District ball fields at Central Park on Jorie Boulevard.

Some homeowners in Sherwood Forest, east of the proposed park, had objected to proposed ball field lights shining into their homes late at night, noise, parking on nearby streets and possible harm to wildlife in the wetlands.

Anticipating reluctance by Arlington Heights officials to losing a potentially lucrative commercial tract from the tax rolls, park officials warned that without the rezoning, the sale won't go through, and they'll turn their entire 13 - acre holding into ball fields.

Garbage trucks going to the plant would roll right by a nearby ball field and playground.

I am continuing to work hard on important issues facing Lower Manhattan including ensuring that our Downtown Little League and Soccer League get the field time they need at the B.P.C. ball fields, coming up with an appropriate redevelopment plan for the South Street Seaport, providing adequate funding to NYCHA residents and community programs serving youth and seniors, and maintaining affordable housing in Battery Park City and throughout the district.

At 2:20 p.m., Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver attends a plaque unveiling ceremony at event honoring him by the Thrust for Governor's Island; Governor's Island ball fields, Manhattan.

He gets a vote on the Franchise Concession Review Committee, which gave Stringer leverage in his opposition to the Parks Department's plan to let private schools get prime playing hours on Randalls Island, in exchange for underwriting much of the construction of new ball fields there.

The reconstructed ball fields are now ADA accessible and have new bleacher, benches and trees, Parks said.

After years of planning and anticipation, the new Battery Park City ball fields officially opened this weekend, earning cheers from young players and local officials alike.

«You see ball fields that need to be fixed up, rec centers that need renovation,» he said.

I am pleased that Throgs Neck Houses will finally be able to take advantage of a new state - of - the - art ball field, and I'm glad the state was able to play an enormous role in seeing this through.

The trash facility's ramp — which will bring up to 54 garbage trucks an hour barreling through the densely populated neighborhood on their way to dump up to 5,280 tons of trash a day at the station — would be just feet away from the popular ball fields at the Asphalt Green.

Jack retreated to an abandoned bookmobile (three flat tires and empty of books) parked out behind the sandy ball field, and read for most of the day.

Guests are provided with a variety of entertainment options, such as a large ball field for off - leash play, a swim yard for summertime sessions and exposure to farm critters like sheep, ducks and goats.

Older dogs tend to be more relaxed than younger ones, but all enjoy taking a walk with their person and a quick sprint once in a while in a completely fenced - in area (ball fields work great if you don't have a fenced yard!).

«As stewards of the community we adhere to plan standards, however, the school district plan for the Dana Middle School ball field has been vetted by the Park and Recreation Board and will provide improvements to the facility.