Politics & Government

Plainfield Park District Reverses Decision on Ad Banners

Plainfield Athletic Club now allowed to sell ball field banners.

Plainfield Park District will once again allow a youth sports league to sell advertising banners to be posted at park district baseball fields this summer.

Businessman Nick Diorio of American Family Insurance this week said he was notified that he could once again advertise with the Plainfield Athletic Club.

In March, spokesman Doug Booth said the ball field banners would be part of new marketing efforts by the park district. 

"We are taking the marketing aspect of a number of things in house as a way of raising revenue," Booth said at the time.

On Thursday, he said that had changed.

"Yes, the PAC is in charge of selling banner space at the ballparks they use," Booth said in an email to Patch. "The district is no longer involved in that process."

He said the decision was reached before park district personnel had finalized any ad sales.



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