For some reason the city was unable to provide us with our usual amount of trash cans. Which means there is more likely to be trash blown around; it is everyone responsibility to keep the park clean. If we all just pick up one piece of trash rather then walk over it, think how nicer the park would look. We are working to empty the cans at peak usage times to help with this but we need everyones help in keeping the park looking great.
Dogs and Baseball not a good combination
I know it sounds like a good idea to bring Fido to the park to enjoy the fresh air; it’s not! There are too many children running and throwing baseballs, swinging bats and people moving around all of the time. Unfortunately, you can not keep your eyes on the dog the whole time and it only takes a second for something to happen. We have not had a problem with a child getting bit by a dog yet but also we don’t want to have that happen. We have had some problems with owners cleaning up after their dog and no one wants to step in what you dog leaves behind. Please leave the dogs at home; the dog doesn’t want to watch the game.
Scooters, Skateboards and Razors
Effective immediately scooters, skateboards and razors will not be permitted in or around the pavilion. We have had two incidents already this year were someone was knocked down. The field managers and the snack shack manager will begin enforcing this immediately.
New Sidewalks: The Suburban board has been very busy with off-season projects. If and when the snow clears you will see that there are new sidewalks. With the help of our friends at Pay Pal we were able to put sidewalks leading from the snack shack to field #6 and also from the parking lot to field #7, including two new handicap parking spaces. Every field at Lamp Park is now accessible by wheelchair.
New Batting Cage: With only one batting cage at Lamp, the line of kids waiting to hit is at times very long. The board felt that a new cage was important for the development of our younger players. A new cage has been put in on the west side of the park, next to field #6. The cage was build smaller on purpose; it is designed for the younger boys and girls. This should take some of the pressure off the older cage.
New Sod on Field Five: If you have had the chance to see your kids play on field #5 or have seen the field, you might have noticed a very small outfield. When we put agri-lime on that field we had hoped the grass would come back, as it did on other fields, but it did not. So with the help of some volunteers the old clumps of grass were scraped off and new sod was installed. This should improve the outfield on field #5 one hundred percent!
Expanding Field One: With the explosion in numbers in the high school boy’s league, field #1 gets used a great deal. The field is too small for this age group – it is hard to hit a double and nearly impossible to hit a triple. This spring the fence will be moved back twenty feet in some areas and the height of the fence in right center will be doubled. This should make for more interesting games.
