Politics & Government
Horsham OKs Lights for Little League
A Horsham Little League boys baseball field and girls softball field would have lights beginning next season.
Horsham Little League players - and spectators - will be able to keep their eyes on the ball much easier come next season.
The Horsham Township Council on Wednesday approved the addition of field lights on fields four and nine at . Field four, the second field on the right, is for baseball; and field nine, situated in the back, is for softball, Township Manager Bill Walker said.
"I've been here 19 years and they talked about lights before I was here," Walker said, noting that it seems like it's going to happen this time.
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Horsham Little League President Kevin Wall said he plans to have the eight 60-foot-high poles installed before winter. The "significant" project will be financed over a five-year time frame, he said, adding that the league will cover installation costs as well as any and all maintenance and energy costs.
Walker said the league sent letters to all contiguous neighbors and only heard back from one. That individual, Walker said, simply inquired about when the lights would be turned off.
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Wall said games would end, at the latest, by 10:15 p.m. and lights would be extinguished by 10:30 p.m.
"There's very little of any spill-over effect," he said. From 25 feet to 50 feet of the field, Wall said very little becomes "zero."
In other business, the council reviewed land development plans for to expand its parking area from 15 to 30 spaces, including two handicapped spots. The council is expected to consider final approval of that plan during its Aug. 22 meeting.
Also, Walker announced that the township, in looking to refinance its bond for construction of , last year had hoped to reach a target savings of 2.75 percent, which would amount to $169,000. By waiting until this year, when rates are better, Walker said the township exceeded its goal and will realize a 3.66 percent savings, totaling $225,000.
"Our patience with the market and the bond market paid off," Walker said.
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