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simultaneously, and poor draining soils. With the fields under <br /> 4 -J jurisdiction the city would not have the maintenance and <br /> scheduling authority it would like. The upgrading of the fields <br /> to the quality of other city fields would mean an added <br /> maintenance burden for city. <br /> The costs below to bring these fields up to the quality and <br /> durability of the Ascot fields would require the same Cambridge <br /> drainage system that is used at Graham, Century - Amazon and <br /> Kincaid fields. <br /> Cambridge Drainage (5 acres at $30,000) $150,000 <br /> Restrooms (with concession) 85,000 <br /> Automatic irrigation 48,000 <br /> Ball diamond upgrade 5,000 <br /> Turf upgrade (top dress and reseed) 20,000 <br /> Additional lighting over value of Ascot if moved 35,000 <br /> Subtotal $343,000 <br /> Engineering and contingency at 20% 68,600 <br /> Total costs $411,600 <br /> KINCAID FIELD <br /> Kincaid Field has two softball diamonds with overlapping <br /> outfields. A soccer field overlays the outfields. <br /> The advantage of this site is that it has the Cambridge drainage <br /> system, and is accessed by an arterial street. <br /> The disadvantage is that the two softball fields cannot be played <br /> simultaneously by adults; parking is judged somewhat hazardous on <br /> the arterial street, and substandard where cars park on the <br /> unpaved adjacent school property; no restrooms exist; residential <br /> development is closer to the lights at this site than any of the <br /> other fields studied. <br /> NORTH WESTMORELAND (Ida Patterson) <br /> This facility has 2 softball fields and one soccer field. It was <br /> upgraded about 4 years ago with new irrigation and better turf. <br /> The site dimensions do not allow for full size adult fields. <br /> They are currently provided for half of the week to adult teams <br /> for practice, and to Kidsports for their league play the <br /> remainder of the week. The fields help accommodate some of the <br /> requests for practice space by adults. This site is judged as <br /> insufficient to further consider for a lighted athletic complex. <br /> 6 <br />