Baseball stadium plans move forward in Peru

PERU – The City of Peru is moving along with improvement plans for Schweickert Stadium. City officials approved securing materials for the baseball ball stadium at Veteran’s Memorial Park like the grandstand structure, press box, and stadium seating for a total of just over $854,000, at Monday night’s City Council meeting. 577 seats are set to be installed as well as an elevated press box.
In December last year, the Douglas J. And Rory Schweickert Charitable Trust donated $1 million dollars for improvements to the stadium as well as the addition of Schweickert Arena in Washington Park. City Engineer Eric Carls says some groundbreaking work will take place later this summer, but substantial work won’t be seen until next spring. The remainder of the project cost will come from the city’s utility and general fund.