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Stadium At Count Basie Park In Red Bank Reopened After 2 Months
A worker shortage delayed the project by about a month, but the stadium now has a brand new field turf.
RED BANK — The stadium at Count Basie Park stadium was reopened over the weekend after a two-month-long shutdown with a brand new turf field.
"It's a lot nicer, it looks great," Red Bank Recreation Director Louis "Del" Dal Pra said.
According to Dal Pra turfs need to be changed every 10 years and the 11-year-old field at Count Basie was in need of an overhaul. The township passed a bond ordinance earlier this year for the project.
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The repair was supposed to be done between July 1 and Aug. 1 but was delayed due to a worker shortage with the Georgia-based company in charge of it.
"The problem with doing it during the pandemic was that there were issues with labor," Dal Pra said.
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The old turf was ripped out on Aug. 6 and had to sit there for four weeks before work started.
The tracks around the field also had to be closed, as this was considered a construction site. They have reopened now.
The Youth Football league got to test out the new grounds for the first time with a game on unday. On Friday, it will be the Red Bank Catholic Caseys' turn at the new field.
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