The fences come in...How far in and what the new

dimensions look like is info yet to come. Anyway this is from today's New London Day newspaper:

Norwich – The City Council unanimously approved a $610,000 ordinance tonight for numerous capital improvements to the Thomas J. Dodd Stadium, some of which are required in the city’s lease with the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team.
Aldermen said they were pleased with last week’s agreement between the Baseball Stadium Authority and the Defenders to settle questions over back rent the team owes and the amount of credit the team should receive for equipment purchases and improvements already paid for by the team.
The $610,000 includes an estimated $190,000 to replace the playing field, about $100,000 to move the outfield fences in to encourage more home runs, another $100,000 to upgrade public bathrooms and other funding to replace carpeting in the skyboxes and make improvements to the visiting team’s dugout and clubhouse.
The city’s lease with the Defenders requires the city to replace the playing field this fall.
Gary Schnip, the Stadium Authority member who oversees stadium operations, said he would bring specifications for the field replacement to city Purchasing Agent William Block tomorrow and hopes to advertise for bids by the end of this week.