City Pledges $10K to Fix Baseball Field

Redondo Beach will spend $10,000 to upgrade the Little League baseball field at , the City Council decided unanimously at its meeting last Tuesday.

The park, which is one of the homes of the Redondo Beach Little League, was established on top of an old landfill. As the trash underneath the park decays, the land shifts, causing portions of the once-level baseball fields to sink.

"This is an ongoing problem," said Councilman Pat Aust, whose District 3 includes Dominguez Park. "This park was built on the city's old dump, so this is a landfill. The landfill was there from 1936-1966."

Aust added that this is the third time the field has needed filling.

So far, the Little League has spent $20,000 in private donations to import about 75 tons of dirt to level the infield and the outfield as well as improve the pitching mound.

The city's $10,000 will pay for 150 tons of dirt to level the outfield as well as the installation of permanent outfield fencing, a new warning track and an irrigation control box.

"I would like to commend the little league for coming forward with the money," Aust said.

Improvements should be finished by Opening Day on March 3.