Ridge football field to be fixed

MINERAL RIDGE— Weathersfield Local Schools board of   education Wednesday approved $30,000 worth of emergency repairs and landscaping   for the high school football field.

The work at the Joe Lane Sports Complex is part of a   total of $66,607 in summer projects around the school district.

The football field , completed in summer 2001, does   not meet Ohio High School Athletic Association standards, Superintendent Michael   Hanshaw said. He added that the district’s attorneys have pursued whether   the original builder   could be called upon to correct the   problems but were told it’s too late to have the builder cover the cost.

Hanshaw said the crown in the center of the field is 18   inches too high, causing the sides of the field to start caving in.   “I don’t want any kids getting hurt — not   football players, not band members,” he said.

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