Thanks to Forest for the tip that fencing went up around Hiawatha Playfield in the past 24 hours or so. We’re checking with the Parks Department for an official status report, but this is likely to mean the long-awaited start of field improvements (detailed here in a story that also noted the previous project delays). The work will include new lighting (up to 90′ high) and synthetic turf, with the end result accommodating baseball, soccer and football; here’s the official project page. (Side note: The cost of this project came in at half a million less than estimated, according to Parks managers, and that’s the money now rechanneled to replace two-thirds of the funding pulled from the Delridge Skatepark at the last minute in last year’s budgeting process.) P.S. Here’s the overview rendering of the Hiawatha project from our coverage last year:
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