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Commissioners ask staff to study county-owned parcel for sports fields after residents, leagues press for play space
Summary
Following extensive public comment from youth-league organizers and residents, the board gave consensus to direct staff to evaluate a centrally located, county-owned 33-acre parcel for development of outdoor sports fields and to return with costs and funding options.
Several youth-sports organizers, parents and volunteers told the Board of County Commissioners on March 11 that Citrus County lacks enough fields for soccer, basketball, flag football and travel teams. Commissioners heard repeated testimony that existing fields are used year-round without downtime for maintenance and that organized programs said they must turn away participants.
Commissioner Diana Finnegan, citing constituent calls and an inventory of requests, asked staff to study a county-owned 33-acre parcel (central Citrus County) as a possible location for multiple new fields. Eric Head, community services director, told the board staff had reviewed the parcel and that it appeared appropriate; Head also presented participation…
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