Friends Of Doubleday Present
Doubleday
Has A Friend
MANY Friends Aim To Raise
$800,000 To Complete Redo
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – Where some people saw scraps, Jeff Katz and Quinton Hasak saw a fundraising opportunity.
“When the demolition of the third-base bleachers started, the question arose about what we were going to do with them,” said former mayor Jeff Katz, now president of the Friends of Doubleday. “They’re not the original bleachers, but they’re still a thing from the field.”
Someone offered to buy the entire pile for $1,000. “It wasn’t ours to sell, but even so, not for that little,” said Katz. “It’s worth more than fill.”