Litchfield City Council Meeting

The Litchfield City Council heard a request last night from a couple of Baseball Association members.  Brandon Nagel and Travis Eichner would like to see lights installed for the Cal Ripkin Fields.

Nagel says new lights would be very expensive to purchase and install, but there are some used poles that will be sold in the near future by Steffes Auctioneers that would make the project more affordable.  He says installing lights would make baseball more flexible for families and would create better opportunities for hosting tournaments.

The Council took no formal action on the matter, but encouraged the men to work with the city administration on the matter and to contact service clubs and the school board with their idea and to begin fundraising efforts as the city would likely share in half of the cost.

Council member Darlene Kotelnicki spoke to her fellow Council members about the Veterans Administration’s interest in possibly building a community-based out-patient clinic in Litchfield.  Also last night, the Litchfield City Council approved of the purchase of a Bobcat track skidloader and a John Deere tractor/snowblower/rotary broom.