Hingham Voters Will Decide on New Turf Field

Hingham School Officials will ask taxpayers to fund synthetic turf for a proposed new high school athletic field at next month’s Town Meeting.

Hingham voters will also decide if field designers can install privately funded lights, according to Boston.com.  The lights will not cost taxpayers money but the school committee believed the town should decide if the lights should be added.

The current high school field has no lights, which prevents teams from hosting night games.

On April 22, Town Meeting will also be asked to provide $3.7 million for a base project which includes construction a multi-purpose field with bleachers, a varsity baseball field, a softball field, renovation of the existing parking lot, a concessions building with bathrooms and storage space, and a pedestrian walkway between the south parking lot and the field, according to the Globe.  

These additions will be on a separate warrant article.

Hingham High School has recently added a new track and tennis courts.