The one thing everybody seems to agree on is that the dugouts at Highland Park need to be replaced. But when it comes to balancing baseball tradition with overall practicality in a way that suits everybody, consensus may be much more difficult to find.
For the last several years, the Watertown Parks and Recreation Board has discussed the possibility of replacing the outdated and flood-prone baseball dugouts at Highland Park. The issue finally made it in front of the city council last week, with a Park Board recommendation to replace the existing below-ground dugouts with flat, surface-level “dugouts” that would be less prone to flooding, easier to maintain, and likely come at a lower cost.
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