Monroe County commissioners approved two change orders for the Carson Park athletic complex and set a new substantial-completion date of Dec. 31, 2025.

The board voted to approve change order No. 7 for $93,238.87 to cover electrical wiring and grading of a large spoils pile, and change order No. 8 for $7,600 to provide additional compost under the sod on Fields 6 and 7. The funding sources cited during the meeting were County General Fund 1000 and Parks non-reverting funds 11.78 and 11.79.

The changes were presented by Ms. Whitmer, Parks and Recreation director, who said the $93,238.87 covers electrical wire and grading of an existing spoil pile 2"the big dirt pile" that will be feathered out to create an ADA route and the excess soil moved to the west of Carson Park. She said the Park Board had previously approved extra funds for overruns on March 26, 2025.

"We have 2 change orders, 1 for electrical wire and spoils pile grading, as known as the big dirt pile that needs to be feathered out ADA route put on and then the excess soil will go west of Cars Farm Park," Ms. Whitmer said, adding that Park Board approval for overruns occurred March 26, 2025.

Ms. Whitmer said the $7,600 change order buys additional compost for Fields 6 and 7 to go under sod that was being installed immediately. She described the timing as urgent because the sod installation was imminent and soil chemistry required the amendment before turf was laid.

She also asked to move the contract's substantial completion date from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, noting that the Oct. 1 date had already passed and that early-season rains contributed to the delay. Ms. Whitmer described current on-site progress: synthetic turf is installed on Field 9, AstroTurf crews are preparing two additional fields, lights are erected, and a small support building is nearly finished. She said temporary power is being arranged to support irrigation needs while permanent power is finalized.

A commissioner moved to approve the two change orders for Reed and Sons Construction (contract 1, change orders 7 and 8) and to change the substantial completion date to Dec. 31, 2025; a second was recorded. The board took no public comment and approved the motion by voice vote. The clerk recorded the motion as carrying "two-zero." The meeting record lists the vote tally as two in favor and no opposing votes; no roll-call names were recorded.

The board noted practical site details discussed during the meeting: Field 9's synthetic turf is down; installation of the remaining turf takes about two weeks per field; the contractor is preparing parking work as other items conclude; and Duke Energy has been working on providing transformers and temporary power. Ms. Whitmer also said the contractor used Brock infill as a crumb-rubber alternative for the fields.

The board's action authorizes the county to spend $93,238.87 and $7,600 from the cited funds and to accept the revised date; the motion passed. There were no contingent conditions recorded and no amendments to the motion.

The county indicated the change orders are part of a continuing project and, as presented, need not return to the board for additional approval unless the board requests it. The meeting adjourned after the vote.