Office of the County Judge-Executive

Shelby County Fiscal Court

News Release

 

Minor League Baseball Field to Receive Lighting

 

November 21, 2007

 

 

County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger announced at its regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, November 20^th, the Shelby County Fiscal Court approved the Parks board’s recommendation to accept bids from Electric City and MD Electric to provide the lighting materials and labor for the installation of the lighting for the Minor League baseball lighting at Clear Creek Park.

 

MD Electric bid the installation of the direct burial steel post at $34,800.00.  Electric City placed the bid for the necessary lighting materials at $40,300.00; totally $75,100 for the complete minor league lighting project.

 

“We are very pleased to have received the Federal Land Water Grant which enables us to erect lighting on the minor league baseball field.  The addition of this valuable asset will afford youth participating in minor league baseball the same advantages and field conditions as seen by older players in the upper leagues,”stated Rothenburger.

 

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For more information contact:

Clay Cottongim

Director of Shelby County Parks and Recreation

717 Burks Branch Road

Shelbyville, KY 40065

502-633-5059

info@shelbycountyparks.com

 

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