Water-Logged Field Could Dampen Greensburg's Weekend Celebration
GREENSBURG (KDKA) -- The people in charge of this weekend's celebration at Lynch Field in Westmoreland County are scrambling.
Recent rainy weather has turned the field into a soggy mess.
The 13-acre area houses ball fields and greenspace.
And before this Memorial Day Weekend's Community Days, volunteers are trying to pump out some of the water flooding the fields.
They're hoping the sun and warmer temps will help.
"The way our property is designed here, we're the place that's collecting the water," said Frank Lehman, the director of Greensburg Parks & Recreation. "We have a couple pumps we put in and let Mother Nature help us dry it out."
Some vendors are also taking extra steps.
"We actually have extra boards we bought, so the trailer doesn't sink into the mud," said Diana Demase, a vendor at the festival.
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Greensburg recently spent $3,000 to fix the field.
They also plan to make more improvements after this weekend.