Village-Molloy public/private partnership wins Local Government Achievement Award

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.

Molloy College has entered into a 20-year agreement with the village 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.

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