Ribbon Cutting Thursday for New Brookfield Central Baseball Field

Brookfield Central dedicates its new synthetic turf baseball field with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. Thursday, prior to its home opening game with Thomas More High School.

The volunteer fundraising group Central 4Ward was cost of the field.

Central 4Ward now sets its sights on the second phase of a four-phase plan to upgrade the school’s outdoor athletic facilities. A concessions/restroom facility with a covered pavilion would cost about $420,000, and the group has raised about $284,000.

The group also proposes in future years resurfacing the tennis courts and replacing press boxes and bleachers by 2016 or 2017. The entire project, with all phases, is estimated to cost about $1.2 million, with the district funding a third and private donations, two thirds.

Brookfield Mayor Steve Ponto and leads from Brookfield Central and Elmbrook School District will be at Thursday’s ceremony.