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The lighting at Safety Harbor City Park's five baseball and softball fields has been declared unfit for nighttime play, with nearly half of the 167 bulbs burned out and the rest too dim to be safe, according to city officials. After Safety Harbor Little League representatives brought the issue to city leaders, the commission approved a $50,000 bulb replacement for the three main fields while it looks for a way to fund a full upgrade estimated at more than $1 million.

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Safety Harbor approves $50,000 fix for dark ballfields

After eight years of delays, the cost of a full lighting upgrade at City Park has climbed toward $1 million

July 28, 2026

A large street banner greeted the Brooklyn Dodgers when they arrived at the Santo Springs Hotel on March 21, 1941. “DODGERS GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME” was the headline in the March 21 edition of the weekly Safety Harbor Herald.

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Safety Harbor had its own major league team … for two weeks

April 28, 2026

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