Uniontown gets Bailey Park grant, officials still disagree on ball field
Uniontown officials still haven’t decided if the larger ball field at Bailey Park will be ready for baseball next year, but the city received a $102,000 state grant to put toward the effort.
Mayor Ed Fike, Uniontown Redevelopment Authority officials, recreation board members and the city engineer met on the field Friday morning to try to resolve their differences on how much work the field needs to play host the Uniontown Area High School baseball team next year.
The matter wasn’t settled, but city engineer Terry McMillen agreed to present recommendations at an upcoming recreation board meeting, said Mark Yauger, redevelopment authority executive director. The meeting hasn’t been scheduled yet.
Fike said he returned to City Hall after the meeting and found the grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in the mail.
“I think it’s a godsend,” Fike said.