That's not an exaggeration. A water heater rose up from the depths of the dump last year. Bedford is too nice a town and takes too much pride in its municipal, school and recreation facilities to keep soldiering on amid hazardous conditions at the Little League Complex on Nashua Road, town and league officials said. Warrant Article 4 calls for building new ballfields at Swenson Field Complex, reconstructing the Nashua Road Complex for soccer and multipurpose fields, and updating the skateboard park at Earl Legacy Park.
Gleason said repairing the Nashua Road fields for baseball is untenable because baseball, unlike other sports, requires digging and grading, in addition to stationary fences. Not only would multipurpose, wide-open fields make more sense, but they would also be easier to maintain by adding more soil and sod on top of them with no unearthing what lies beneath on the no-dig site, she said.
The Nashua Road complex floods regularly and fences are leaning or falling down due to erosion from the lack of proper drainage. What's more, there's no ability to install plumbing for accessible bathrooms or add what are modern essentials like up-to-code electrical service and lights.
I mean, we're talking like six inches of water, and you can't even walk through it without getting soaking wet," Gleason said. Not only does the league field T-ball teams for kids as young as 5, it also accommodates players up to 21 years old with physical and intellectual challenges.
Overall, nearly players participate in league activities. The bathrooms would also be a huge plus for grandparents, competitors and small children, Gleason said. What can we do to make a difference? The bond would also be paid off in Lights, bathrooms, a functioning public address system and a snack shack are required for Bedford to attract tournaments, which would be a boon for fundraising.
