For starters, the city is required to hold a public information meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m. today (July 25) at the Carlsbad Public Library annex located at 101 S. Halagueno St.
"We got the federal grants, but because part of the sports complex is in the floodplain, we have to go through a process required under the government's National Environmental Policy Act," said City Administrator Steve McCutcheon. "We have to inform the public what our plans are. At the end of the NEPA process, if the findings or what we propose to do has no significant impact, we will be able to move forward and spend the money."
He said the $190,000 will be used for "nice improvements" at the sports complex that include improvements to the fields and sidewalks. McCutcheon said the city also plans to build baseball and softball fields at the complex, but the funding for those will come from a gross receipts tax. The city held an election to increase the gross receipts tax, which was passed by taxpayers.
The city has continued to improve the sports complex with the latest improvement being the installation of a new sprinkler irrigation system and putting down sod.
The new grass will eliminate the problem of dirt blowing in the faces of competitors
and spectators."We started laying down the sod on June 18 and got three-fourths down. Our goal was to have it all down before the tournaments that were scheduled at the complex. We got three-quarters of it down and then we had to stop. We will resume after the tournaments," said John Lowe, sports coordinator.
He said eventually, the new grassy areas will have picnic tables for spectators.
Other recent improvements include the planting of more than 30 new mature trees - Chinese pistache, lacebark elm and live oak - to provide shade, and new batting cages.
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