Sunday, January 26, 2014

Game on for baseball spring training site search | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

The county administration starts what amounts to an eighth inning rally to find a site that is adequate to house two spring training teams and associated stadium/training complex. Palm Beach Gardens ended its dance after community opposition. There are other sites in the county, but all seem to have issues of some kind to resolve. Nice to see that City Manager Bornstein is waving the Lake Worth flag for a site that could straddle John Prince Park and Palm Beach State College. Click title for link. From the article:
But if it comes down to a one-team facility, Lake Worth City Manager Michael Bornstein says there’s an area just outside his city’s limits that could serve the purpose: John Prince Park. A portion of the park, combined with adjacent land owned by Palm Beach State College, could provide enough room.
“It would be wonderful from a city’s standpoint to have not only the activity, the amenity, but having people off the interstate visiting the area and our arts district,” Bornstein said.
As yet there have been no substantive discussions with the county or college but “we’re ready and willing partners who are very creative,” Bornstein said.