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September 5, 2012

Rusk ISD planning to improve weathered stadium lighting

Faith Harper Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Daily Progress Wed Sep 05, 2012, 08:17 AM CDT

RUSK — Rusk ISD is looking to shed more light on its baseball stadium by updating its facilities.

Through a sealed proposal method, board members approved using a general contractor to replace the lighting in the baseball stadium and to potentially update the lighting on the softball fields after a lighting study is completed.

Board members said the baseball field poses the most immediate need, with poles that are showing their age.

“They are wooden and they are starting to splinter and twist, and I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't gone and seen it,” Superintendent Scott Davis said. “I would not be comfortable having anyone sit out at that stadium based on what I saw on the tour.”

The district also approved the lighting for the softball fields to be tested and potentially updated.

“When I watch a softball game at the field, I always noticed I didn't think the lighting was very good,” said board member Rodney Hugghins.

Officials said the softball field lighting is currently up to code and on metal poles, but since the district will have to hire a contractor for the baseball field, it would be cheaper to do them both at the same time if the softball field needed any major renovations. But if changes are minor, the district's maintenance department may complete the work.

Board member Britt Patterson said an update may just be a matter of adding or updating existing fixtures.

“They are steel poles, you can go up there and add some new fixtures or something like that and just do that, but as far as the wood poles, they are obsolete,” Patterson said.

Lesa Jones, director of finance for the district, said the need was realized last year, but the district held off on the project until the fall. She said packets of information will be sent out to vendors to compete the baseball field project.

Jones said after two weeks of advertising, she expects to bring the lowest bid to the board in October so work can be complete by the first of the year. Board members said baseball practice begins in February.

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