Task force clears path for Sprague scoreboard vote
Playing Field Task Force · Meeting of September 11, 2026
Wellesley field panel advances long-blocked Sprague scoreboard, weighs a park ranger. The Playing Field Task Force heard that member Linda presented a scoreboard proposal to the School Committee on September 9, ending an 18-year prohibition tied to Sprague Field's original special permit; Wellesley is "one of three" area districts without one, with the baseball booster club's Diamond Club raising funds toward a cost higher than first estimated. The panel unanimously approved, 10-0 by roll call, a Whole Foods Market field-use permit for a September 17 team event.
Members, including Department of Public Works staffer Ed, discussed hiring a park ranger after recurring damage to field hockey goals and a trash-strewn field three on September 4, with Ed warning the town is "throwing caution to the wind at night." A required habitat study by Epsilon found no lighting impacts on wildlife near the fields.
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Source: the Playing Field Task Force meeting of September 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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