Ancaster Little League may be forced to use temporary clubhouse facilities when it hosts the 2010 Canadian Little League Championships, due to a lack of funding for a permanent facility.
Mark Strongman, past president of Ancaster Little League, said the club requested a Trillium Grant to help defray the estimated $150,000 cost of a new wastewater pumping system at the new clubhouse. The grant was denied, leaving the club without the necessary funds to finance the project.
Mr. Strongman said Ancaster Little League has sufficient funding to build the clubhouse, but lacks necessary funds for the wastewater system.
In the city’s 2008 capital budget, $257,000 in capital funding was earmarked for the Ancaster Little League Park redevelopment, including site work at the Jerseyville Road diamonds. The diamond redevelopment is nearly complete.
Ancaster Little League is facing a deadline to confirm the clubhouse financing at the end of this month.
“Capital funds need to be confirmed by April 30, 2009, in order for construction to be undertaken and completed by August of 2010,” states Joe-Anne Priel, general manager of Hamilton’s community services division in an information report.
The city has set the deadline to ensure the clubhouse can be built in time for the championship event next year.
Mr. Strongman said the 2010 championships will proceed with temporary facilities if necessary. But the tournament organizing committee is still hopeful that a permanent clubhouse, with restrooms can be built in time for the tournament which runs in August, 2010.
Ancaster Little League has a capital improvement fund administered through its alumni association. Sponsorship opportunities and more information is available at http://www.ancaster2010.com/
Designed for little league players aged 11 and 12, the 2010 Championships will determine Canada’s entry at the 2010 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. Ancaster will compete as the host team against other qualifiers from across Canada.
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