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Is the Molloy Fields Upgrade Project Good for RVC?

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The village recently announced a proposed agreement with to upgrade four existing athletic fields in the village with synthetic turf and create one new one, providing multi-purpose playing fields for soccer, baseball, softball, field hockey and lacrosse.

Under the , three of the four fields (Barasch, Lister and Blighe) on the south side of the village would be fitted with synthetic turf, and all four would be equipped with a sub-surface drainage system that would store rainfall and inhibit runoff into Mill River. Here's what the would look like.

Molloy, village school and club teams would share time on the fields, and Molloy would pay $6 million for the renovation.

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Some residents questioned the proposal and how it could the surrounding community on the south side of the village.

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