99. What’s With the Lights? (Euless, TX) – $454,200
The sport of softball recently celebrated its 122nd anniversary,578 but playing in the glow of stimulus
funded lights – now that’s something completely new. The City of Euless, Texas earmarked almost half
a million dollars in federal stimulus funds received from an
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant579 for the
replacement of ball field lighting at its Softball World
facility.580 The facility hosts games and tournaments most
nights and charges teams entry fees.581 One would think that
the teams using the fields should just pay higher fees for the
light renovations instead of the American taxpayer, most of
whom will never see Euless, Texas, no matter how bright the
new lights are.
