Field Usage Fees
2018 Park Department Fees for In-town, Hopedale Youth Baseball and Softball
(Per-registration / Per league-season)
League Usage Fee
Resident: $5 Non-Resident: $8
- Included: Park staff provides general playfield facility upkeep: weekly mowing, electricity (Phillips Field) and as-needed irrigation (Philips Field), porta-potty and trash removal. Not included: fees for tournament play (additional $50 fee per day / per tournament), approved league-specific capital improvements, infield materials or maintenance, police detail, coverage, sports equipment.
Infield Maintenance Option - No longer offered as of 2018
Resident: $8 Non-Resident: $12
- Included: Park staff provides daily infield maintenance ( dragging, lining )
Tournament Fee
$50 pr/day
Non-profit, in-town youth sports leagues that charge a fee to participate in league activity conducted on playfields administered by the Park Department, contribute a portion of those fees back to the Town as compensation for exclusive field use and Town services provided. Fees are deposited into the Park Department’s recreational revolving account, and are utilized by the Park Department per guidelines in M.G.L. Ch44, Sec. 53D.
For details on how a particular youth sports league allocates the remainder of their registrations fees, contact any representative of that youth sports board.