The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 23, 1998 7 1 Rec park They sing of Christmas joy inu Members of 7 — {continued from page 1) the . them,” Griffiths said. But once RR Io i congregation > the land is secured, “we would sit “If they want to talk, Survey shows at hi down with all of them about mak- 2 a - ; ing a permanent home for them.” we're ready : to talk wide support I as In-addition to fields, the recre- oo any time. » The survey sent in mid- ation committee foresees walking oo September by the Back Church paths, mountain bike trails and : Jack Snyder M in R : walked the Bieri tens on the property. President, BMT Baseball Inc. ountain ecreation Center Ad {OWT “There are a lot of opportuni- Hoc Committee brought Saturday ties here,” Griffiths said. “It's not overwhelmingly positive evening that anyone will be closed out of safety item. But the district has responses. The committee sent Sloobin 10 it.” resisted adding anything perma- 13,976 survey forms, and 1,826 oPPing Griffiths said heisunsurewhat nent beyond what is already on (13 percent) were returned. Sing the school board will want to do the site. That is a large response for this ~~ Cor mas h with the 12-acre site of the present The league placed a small ad- i ¢ t aire. Higkiioht carols for baseball fields. But he’s sure the vertisement in December 9 issue ype of gues on ire. Fighlighiis appreciative land won't be used for a recre- of The Dallas Post, seeking 15 to of the results: residents. ation park. “It's too small for us,” 20acres ofland, should itbecome - * 1,621 (89%) respondents Joining in he said.That raises another ques- necessary tomove the fields. They thought there was an overall SONG IVETE tion: Would the Little League received two responses, but need for a regional recreation J g Bob rather buy the land they've al- haven'tyetlookedattheproperty. canter al © athe “ : : i and Donna ready developed? : We really don’t want to move, « Responding households : Back Mountain Baseball has said Tom Dougherty, who serves ) | ‘ Jolley; paid a“S1 yearly lease for the as vice president for fundraising. contain 5,495 people. Of those, Dave, ) property, and has made all im- Buthe said the only figure they've 3,149 are over age 18, 1,468 Wendy and provements at its own expense. heard forthe present 12acreprop- are under age 12 and 878 are Mallory Through the years, theleague has rebuilt the grounds, added lights, fences, a scorer’s booth and con- cession. stand, and maintained the area. But there was no lease last .year, and that has Jack Snyder, beginning his third term as l€ague president, concerned. Even when there was a signed lease. it contained a 90-day can- ) cellation clause. “I hold my breath until April 1, then I know we can get the season in,” he said. Snyder said the league would like to make more improvements, such as adding dugouts to the upper fields, which he sees as a erty is $1.2 million, which was an appraisal the school district re- ceived a few years ago when Wyo- ming Valley Health Care System was looking for land for the new Dallas Family Practice. The health care facility ended up being built off Upper Demunds Rd. Snyder said BMT Baseball had made an offer of “several hundred thousand dollars” not long after that, which was rejected. 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