The bleachers at Count Basie Park. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.)
By BRIAN DONOHUE
Count Basie Field: owned by the Red Bank Borough Board of Education, leased to the Borough of Red Bank, home of the Red Bank Catholic Caseys. (Photo by Brian Donohue)
The borough has spent the past year putting funding in place for renovation of the facilities, which Red Bank Catholic uses for its home football, baseball and softball games. The total cost of the project includes $575,000 to replace the 2,000-person capacity bleachers, and $175,000 for a new press box.
The borough, which leases the property from the Red Bank Borough Board of Education, received a $500,000 state grant to help cover the costs last year.
Under a bond ordinance passed by the council in June 2024, the borough will borrow an additional $723,000 for the project.
When the grant was approved last year, Borough Manager Jim Gant said the Borough had “plans to discuss RBC’s role in this project and their willingness to contribute towards the improvement project.”
redbankgreen editor Brian Donohue may be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling or texting 848-331-8331.
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