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I think the Meriden City Council was prudent in holding off any decision to move the Jack Barry Little League from its current site on Brittania St. The City has invested both its own and state money to improve this complex over the years, and its a great venue for those kids in that part of the City. We should look to solving the flooding problem, and I'm pretty sure that area is part of the flood control implementation study being led by Phil Ashton these many years. Even if you move the league, the flooding needs to be resolved, so let's do it. As to the 90 foot major field, I hear the American Legion is selling its field. The City should buy it and maintain it as a field that can be used and shared by Jack Barry, Ed Walsh and So Meriden Leagues. (If you're interested in helping out the Jack Barry Little League, check out this interesting and creative method found in MyRecordJournal.com):

bigbassdrum

02-12-2009 03:21 PM

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You can Help Jack Barry Little League

Jack

Barry Little League has been nominated for the Frosted Flakes Plant a Seed program. If Jack Barry were to be one of the 30 winning fields in the country, they will come in and rebuild the playing fields at no costs... Imagine that! But it is based on votes on the website so we need people to vote, many times each - kind of like Florida politics! Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/helpjbll
Please forward onto everyone in your network and take the time to vote for Jack Barry...takes 1 minute.

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I don't agree with moving the Raiders to Ceppa, either, and I'm glad that organization agrees. One of the main reasons we redeveloped Falcon Field was to remove the stress that regular football placed on Ceppa. Keep them in Washington Park as they wish, let them continue to earn money to support themselves at the concession stand, and leave the rest of the park unfenced.