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The game plan for historic Hedlin’s Ballfield on Maple Avenue continues to evolve.

The latest pitch is a request by local citizens that the Town Council host a public Zoom meeting and question-and-answer session to present the various concepts for developing the nearly two-acre site, which for decades has served as a youth sports venue.

The Town last year secured an option to purchase the property at a reduced price from the Hedlin family to develop it as a mixed-use residential and public park area. Town officials have committed to a second one-year option that allows them to market the...