Schools
Should Winnetka Approve New Trier’s Request for Baseball Net System?
Winnetka Village Council is expected to vote on a proposed 50-foot-tall netting system at Duke Childs Field on June 18.
New Trier Township High School District 203 board recently approved $36,000 in extra landscaping and fencing costs for a proposed 50-foot-tall baseball net system at Duke Childs Field.
The school says the net will help to prevent baseballs from flying onto Willow Road. But some Winnetka residents raised concerns that the system could be an eyesore--the system extend a total of 160 feet in length, 100 feet of it is parallel to Willow Road and 60 feet of it is behind the home plate.
In May, Winnetka’s Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the village approve the proposal and the issue is expected to go before the Winnetka Village Council on June 18.
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