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24-inch baseball coming to park
Concrete sculpture part of Lincoln Park upgrades
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Crews work on installing pipe as part of the Lincoln Park parking lot project. - photo by HIME ROMERO
The biggest baseball in Manteca could be a big hit with shutterbugs this spring.A 24-inch diameter baseball with an accompanying 78-inch long bat leaning against it is part of a plaza being developed at Lincoln Park. City leaders hope it’ll become a popular backdrop for team pictures.It is part of a $275,000 parking lot modernization underway at the park located on Powers Avenue east of Manteca High.The plaza is being created at the elbow of the Lincoln Park parking lot. The plaza will include trees, shrubs, three picnic tables, and a passenger drop-off zone.The work involves no general fund money.