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Year in Review - New restroom facility planned for Felber Park baseball field

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April 3, 2019

HARTINGTON — After years of discussion and debate, the Hartington City Council is now a step closer to approving a project for a new restroom facility at the Felber Park baseball field.

Councilman Brad Peitz distributed a drawing of a 14’ x 28’ structure that would be along the south end of the current concession stand.

With bathrooms currently down near the left field foul pole, this plan aims to solve an issue for baseball fans that may have difficulty making the walk to the current bathroom location.

The structure would be ADA compliant, and would be completed in time to meet a requirement for Hartington to host the American Legion Area District Tournament.

At Monday’s meeting, Peitz said they were given a rough quote of it costing between $20,000 and $30,000 for the structure — not including plumbing and fixtures.

It was discussed that the easiest spot to extend water to that building would be from about 400 feet away near the Steve and Jayne Steffen home next to Felber Park.

The building would have poured walls, a cheaper solution compared to block walls.

No action could be taken Monday, but it is expected to make its way as an agenda item soon so work can get going on this project rather quickly.

Also Monday, the Hartington Chamber of Commerce requested the City Council’s approval to put flower baskets on alternating street lamps throughout the business district.

The Chamber will fund the project, and will also be applying for a grant.

April 3, 2019

HARTINGTON — A camera crew has come to Hartington as part of a new television show.

Not many details are available for the show - even the show’s title is still a work in progress.

What is known, is that the show will be on the NatGeo WILD television network. It is a National Geographic station.

The camera crew will follow Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder and Cedar County Veterinary Services around for a few months as the veterinarians visit clients throughout the area.

The show will be a docu-series, and is being produced by Glass Entertainment Group for NatGeo WILD.

Official details are still being held close about the specifics of the show, but the Cedar County News will continue reporting on this as more information becomes available.

April 3, 2019

HARTINGTON — The Hartington City Council approved a building permit for Hartington-Newcastle schools Monday.

The permit is for a new Vocational/Ag building at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and East Park Street.

The Variance Committee approved a 20-foot variance to allow the building to align with the Cedar Catholic High School and current Ag building on Park Street.

The 66’ x 114’ building will be an “attractive steel” building, according to HNS Supt. A.J. Johnson. It will also feature a pitched roof.

Neither the final design, nor the cost of the 7,500 square-foot building have been determined yet, Johnson said. A few details between the architect and the Construction Manager need to be worked out before the School Board votes to send the project out for bids.