Field Conditions Question

[Dakota]

We had some city fields where on one of the fields the home plate was below the surface of the dirt by a good 2 inches. We played the game, but on the next business day, I called the city's park and rec department and asked to speak with the head of the department. I identified myself, stated that I was an umpire, and that I considered the condition of the field (that is, the below-level home plate) to be a potential safety hazard for young kids and requested that they do something about it.

I was corrected by my next game on that field (about a week later).

I figured that they decided that if a player was injured, they wouldn't want a game official testifying for the plaintiffs that he had warned the city of the hazard.