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City and CYB officials buttings heads over plan to remove trees at ball complex
• Decision coming on March 9
Park by drone
The Ceres City Council stopped short Monday in ordering the removal of 39 mature trees that city staffers say are interfering with new aerial lights. Ceres Youth Baseball officials are protesting, saying the trees are not the problem. - photo by Jeff Benziger
Are the tall trees lining the perimeter of the George Costa Baseball Complex interfering with newly installed lights? City staff members say they are and propose to remove them following complaints about the uneven lighting on the fields. But officials with Ceres Youth Baseball (CYB) organization say the trees aren’t the problem and think adjustments will do the trick.