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The Bristol Township Wardogs thought they were getting a field of dreams when the new municipal park opened last year, but reality appears to have priced them out of the bright green new turf they always thought was home.
The Wardogs say with their formerly unkempt township home field off Bath Road transformed into the nearly $7 million Bristol Township Municipal Park, it is now too costly for the program to rent playing time on the new premium turf field there.
The park, which underwent an extensive renovation and expansion and opened quietly amid the pandemic in 2020, features upgraded amenities and now includes an amphitheater, Little League baseball diamond, spray water park, pavilion, walking trail, practice field and a new $1 million turf field.
Bristol Township Council unanimously adopted a $57.6 million budget Thursday night calling for no tax increase, while it also approved a new contract with its police officers that will raise their pay by 14% over the four-year term of the deal.
The budget is balanced and calls for the hiring of 10 new police officers due mainly to retirements, bringing the police department to a full force of 62 officers.
The police wage increases will include 4% the first year, 3.5% in years two and three and a 3% increase in the fourth year.
Township Manager Randee Elton said that the township will save $200,000 by changing the medical insurance for all township employees to a high-deductible plan with the township responsible for the deductibles.