Hays High’s new $4.4 million baseball and softball complex is expected to be finished by 2019, but not without concern from residents of neighboring Mountain City.

On May 13, Mountain City residents met with HCISD officials to relay worries about the new ballpark, said Mountain City Mayor Phillip Taylor.

Some of the discussion stemmed from concern over potential noise, light pollution and flooding, which is a prevalent issue during rainfall on Live Oak Court, located adjacent to the school d...