Lindo Park in South Phoenix Will Receive a State-of-the-Art Ballfield Renovation for Local Baseball Teams on January 21

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Jan 21, 2019, 14:00 ET

PHOENIX, Jan. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Project EverGreen, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), the city of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, local businesses and residents are teaming up on Monday, January 21 at the half-a-century old Lindo Park in South Phoenix, Arizona to give the 22-acre park something the community has always wanted: a real ballpark.

Volunteers including sports field managers, lawn care professionals, landscape contractors, groundskeepers and neighborhood residents will assist with the transformation. The project will include:

Surveying the field to determine existing and proposed elevations for the playing surface.
Re-inspecting and adjusting the irrigation system to insure proper coverage.
Fertilizing and silting seed for the outfield turf – nearly 60,000-square-feet.
Laying out and rebuilding the pitcher's mound, installing a new pitching rubber and home plate.
Grading the infield surface to cut high areas and fill low areas.
Installing sod to repair areas of damaged turf.

"Neighborhoods deserve a healthy park or community green space they can call their own," says Cindy Code, executive director of Project EverGreen. "Thriving parks create a community hub for neighbors to connect and helps to instill pride in their community and confidence in area residents, and creates a place for adults and youth to exercise and have fun."

STMA will support the renovation project having more than 100 professional sport turf managers on site.

"We are thrilled to be a part of this important project and bring a well-managed and playable ballpark to a deserving community," says Kim Heck, CAE, CEO of the STMA. "To use our professional expertise and know-how and bring a plan like this to life is a win-win for everyone."

Project EverGreen has renovated more than 20 community parks across the country since 2006. In January of 2018, the city of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and community leader Muriel Smith nominated the park for a new ballfield.

"This is an exciting project for the community," said Councilwoman Felicita Mendoza, who represents District 8 in which the park is located. "We're grateful that Lindo Park was selected by Project EverGreen and for the volunteer service and financial support of STMA and local businesses to make it possible."

Smith, 72, has lived in the community surrounding Lindo Park for four decades and has worked with the city of Phoenix Parks and Recreation department, Phoenix Police Department and local high schools to clean up graffiti and make the park a place to gather again. A recreation center named after Smith was built in Lindo Park in 2016.

"This ballpark will be the icing on the cake for the kids in this community," said Smith.

SOURCE Project EverGreen