The Butler Area School District will sell the downtown athletic field to the Grace Youth and Family Foundation for $50,000 following a vote by the school board Monday.

District Superintendent Brian White said the field — which has been owned by the district for decades — has not been in regular use for a while, but it requires a lot of maintenance.

“We don't use this field for varsity athletics anymore,” White said. “For the school district, it's an ongoing maintenance issue. There is also a bridge there that is hard to maintain.”

The field is accessed by crossing a metal bridge over the Connoquenessing Creek near South Cliff and East Cunningham streets.

White said the field had been privately appraised at $30,000.