Proposed Spring 2005 Hermon Brothers Field Renovations - All construction work to be done by dedicated local volunteers:

-Visitors Dugout Upgrades Approx. $2,000
Remove rotten wood framing, roofing and stairs. Replace with new wood framing, metal roofing and wooden stairs. Place new metal safety railing top of dugout.

-Renovate Box Seats Behind Home Plate Approx. $1100
Remove rotted decking and replace. All box seats must be removed first, then re-installed.

-Upgrade Field Sprinkler and Water Feed Approx. $2500
Bury and install approximately 500' of 2" PVC pipe with valve boxes in warning track. Purchase hose reel and nozzle for watering infield.

-Purchase New Shed (10'x10') Approx. $2000
New shed needed to store game groundskeeping tools, which includes rakes, shovels, brooms, chalk, tarps, mowers, etc. To be placed behind first base dugout where 10' gate onto field is located. This will allow teams (other than Miners) access to equipment.

 

Proposed Fall 2005/Spring 2006 Hermon Brothers Field Renovations

-Visiting Team Housing Approx. $3,000
Renovate both Atco Trailer dorms. Each trailer can house 14 players. There are 4 rooms per trailer with bunkbeds. 8 windows, 8 doors and 8 stairs need to be replaced.

-Visiting Team Showers (10'x16') Approx. $5600
Build new heated shower shed next to trailers. It will contain 4 showers and 2- 50 gallon water tanks. All electric.

All work to be done by volunteers. Hermon Brothers Field is used by Palmer Little League, Colony High School Baseball, Palmer High School Baseball, Alaska State Fair and the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League.


Proposed 2005 Season Equipment Requests

Baseball Equipment
-Purchase new Stalker radar gun charting pitchers @ games $900

-Golf cart (for transporting elderly from parking lot to seats) - Donated by Fred Meyer
-Lap top computer for live game broadcast and to store stats (volunteers have been using their own during games) - Donated by Evergreen Resources


Groundskeeping Equipment
-Batter's Box Chalker $500
-(2) Weighted Infield Tarps $1100
-(10) tons of turface for infield and warning track $4000
To be determined by Board of Director for Field Maintenance:
-Option 1:
New Engine for Toro 3-wheel Riding Mower. Installed by volunteer $2700
-Option 2:
Seven gang reel mower - Pull behind Tractor $1700


 

 

 

 

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