Vote comes tonight 
on Waukesha baseball plan
Downtown BID unable to agree on position 
regarding Frame Park plan

By LINDA McALPINE - GM Today Staff 

August 19, 2008


Sophia Hoggatt, 6, of Waukesha, rides her bike Monday past the baseball diamond in Frame Park. At 7:30 p.m. today at Waukesha City Hall, 201 Delafield St., the common council will vote on whether to allow a Northwoods League team to play in Frame Park.


WAUKESHA - After two failed motions at its meeting Monday, the Waukesha Business Improvement District’s board of directors ended up taking no stand on a plan to bring Northwoods League baseball to Frame Park.

The first motion, made by Matthew Jendrzejczyk, was to postpone making a decision one way or the other until more information was known about the city budget.

"The city is going to have a tight budget, and department heads have been asked to make cuts," he said. "I love the idea of baseball, but I’d like to see the process slowed down."

The Waukesha Common Council will vote on the plan at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. today at City Hall, 201 Delafield St.

Norm Bruce made the second motion at Monday’s BID meeting, which was to support Green Bay Bullfrogs co-owner Chad Bauer’s proposal to start a new team in Waukesha with Frame Park as its home.

Both motions failed.

>> Click here to view video on Frame Park debate

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At a glance

WHAT: Waukesha Common Council meeting with vote on proposal to allow a new Northwoods League amateur baseball team to use Frame Park as its home.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. today

WHERE: Waukesha City Hall, 201 Delafield St.

BROADCAST: The meeting is also being televised live on Time Warner Cable channel 25.

Linda McAlpine can be reached at lmcalpine@conleynet.com

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This story appeared in The Freeman on August 19, 2008.