(Rockville Centre, NY) The Village of Rockville Centre was awarded First Place in the category of Public Works for the Local Government Achievement Award for its innovative Public/Private Partnership with Molloy College for the renovation of The Bob Klein Softball Field at the Dean G. Skelos sports complex.
The extensive renovation was accomplished as a public/private partnership whereby the Village supplied the land and Molloy College the capital to build the new complex. Both residents and college athletes will benefit from the partnership.
City of Ogdensburg Mayor and NYCOM President William Nelson (left) and NYCOM Executive Director Peter Baynes (right) present Village of Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray with the Local Government Achievement Award.
Molloy College has entered into a twenty-year agreement with the Village of Rockville Centre to further improve the athletic facilities at the Skelos Sports Complex. The Bob Klein Softball Field gives the college an NCAA-regulation softball field and provides the Village as well as the Rockville Centre School District with the cost-free use of the upgraded field.
“I am ecstatic to bring one of the top softball facilities in the region to Rockville Centre,” commented Mayor Francis X. Murray. “It gives our children a wonderful opportunity to play on a modern NCAA field. Our local sports organizations are gaining first-class synthetic surface fields. It is far beyond what we could do with our taxpayer dollars. I am glad that NYCOM saw the merits of this type of partnership, and am honored to accept this award on behalf of all of the people of Rockville Centre.
The Conference of Mayors is the statewide association representing New York’s 60 cities and over 500 villages. Since 1910, NYCOM has united local government officials in an active network of legislative advocacy, technical assistance and municipal training.
