Good use of money in my mind. Would much rather have this than xray machines and rubber gloves.

OH NO, A COMPANY SPENT MONEY ON A QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECT FOR ITS EMPLOYEES

WHAT WILL WE DO

R U joking???? Why is this article even about the field? Seems like you are wasting money. Why don't u spend time uncovering corruption instead of stopping companies from doing something worthwhile for their employees?

WATCHDOG...WHAT ARE U REALLY WATCHING?????

Isn't the real problem that this organization isn't a "company"? The comments lead a reader to believe that Mr. Miller is criticizing a for-profit organization. Not at all! This is a tax payer approved, user fee fed entity, accountable to the citizens of the City of Houston. All of these workers are COH employees. How would you feel about your local Police Division paying $55k for a softball field?

Priorities. Accountability. Results.

What a terrible waste of the public's dollars building an airport baseball field. What about the quality of life of the 200+ employees they layed-off. And, I bet those employees don't believe it is worthwhile. Just more City waste.

More power to health and wellness! Reducing stress, pot bellies, blood pressure! Give the Police a field too! Don't Police have a Rec Center??????

every employee needs to be healthier - even government employees.

To Kindlelight: Then perhaps you should mortgage your house to help ensure every city department has a baseball field. However, I'm sure if you ask the city employees you will find they had much rather have a pay increase instead of a baseball field that no one uses. This is just more wasteful spending of the public's dollars. Where is CM Helena Brown now? Thanks Texas Watchdog for pointing out wasteful spending in all areas of city and state government.

Sorry Sportsangle: u miss the point and it is pointless to continue. Hooray to ALL EMPLOYERS who realize healthier employees reduce absenteeism and ensure EMPLOYMENT continues when a 2% - 3% pay raise won't pay for higher insurance due to illnesses such as obesity, high blood pressure, heart attacks, etc.

Since the Houston airport System is an enterprise, and doesn't consume any tax dollars, I'm not particularly bothered. My company uses shareholder money for this sort of thing, and it results in employees that are more motivated, happier, and healthier. If the field is available to other organizations, all the better.

Th ePolice generally play on city park facilities, which are few and far between at the airport, an island of City property surrounded by th eCounty.

They already have a very expensive state of the art airconditioned fitness center for employees as well as walking trails, which would certainly suffice. Bet you didn't know that. Look at the picture of the field. Does it look like it has been used????? And, tell me how they can go play ball on their lunch break in triple digit temperatures. I see bleachers in the pictures. Perhaps you should go sit there until someone shows up to play ball. And, then see if that's the way you would like to see city government spend dollars. Again, in my humble opinion a complete waste of dollars. When will it stop!!!!!