Officials fund baseball lighting, golf storage

Columbus City Council approved grants for new lighting at the baseball complex for Columbus Little League and for golf cart storage sheds during its meeting, Monday, March 23.

City Council approved the expenditure of $191,340 as a community development grant to the Columbus Little Leage to replace the lights at its field. The funding will also support continued maintenance and operations of the Columbus Little League Complex.

“The Columbus Community and Industrial Development Corporation…believes the availability of facilities for amateur sport and youth athletics is vital in promoting economic development within the city,” Mayor Lori An Gobert read from the resolution.