Cerciello Says 49 Acres Project Needs Master Plan

(The following is the text of a statement presented to the Madison March 3 by borough councilman Sam Cerciello.)

As to our 49 acres, our field of dreams.  Here is what WE should do and the key work is WE! WE must come together as on to make this project a state of the arts complex!
 
WE elected officials must do what’s right and put our egos aside for the children of this great town of Madison.
 
WE need a time-out! Here’s why: The school has fields and parking lots next to the town’s 49 acres.  What WE need is for the two groups to sit down and to do an overall Master Plan.
 
Right now WE have the town working on two turf fields that are jammed together and a poor parking plan. This is causing problems:
 
    1.    The present plan which will go out to bid soon does not include a state of the art field house.
    2.    The present plan does not include permanent bleachers.
    3.    There isn’t room for scoreboards.
    4.    The Little League will not play and cannot play regulation games on the turf.
 
But, if the School Board and the town would sit down and work together on a plan for both their properties WE will have a win-win!  WE have 3.5 million dollars WE must spend it wisely.