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East Troy board grants Lady Legends resident rate for 2025, approves Century Fence bid after budget transfer
Summary
The Village of East Troy approved a one-year resident fee for the Lady Legends youth softball club and accepted a bid from Century Fence for ballpark fencing, authorizing a fund transfer from a sound-system project to cover the shortfall.
The Village of East Troy board voted to allow the Lady Legends softball organization to pay the village resident rate for the 2025 season and approved a bid to replace aging ballpark fencing, the board said during its public meeting.
Vicki, a village parks and recreation staff member, told the board the Lady Legends have used East Troy baseball and softball facilities for about 10 years and that fee structures had changed since the team last set its rates. “The lady legends have been using our baseball field, softball fields for about 10 years,” Vicki said, adding that the park and recreation committee recommended the board approve the village resident fee for the 2025 season.
The move was limited to the 2025 season. President Johnson said the fee adjustment was tied to timing and budget considerations and moved that the board approve the resident fee for this year. The motion carried on a voice vote.
The board then considered replacing the ballpark fencing after receiving a bid that exceeded the project’s budget. The original 2025 line item for the fencing project was about $43,000; the low bid came in around $45,000, the board was told. Trustees discussed using contingency from a separate sound-system project on the village square — budgeted at roughly $50,000 — to cover the shortfall rather than delaying the fence work.
“I will make a motion to move [funds] from the sound system project to the fencing project and accept the bid from Century Fence to complete the project,” a trustee moved; the motion was seconded and approved. The board directed staff to execute the contract with Century Fence and to record the internal transfer from the sound-system account to cover the difference.
Board members noted much of the existing fencing dates to the 1970s or earlier; the grandstand fence is considerably older and has required repeated repairs. Trustees and staff discussed scope and long-term durability, and agreed to proceed with the bid to avoid further deterioration.
The fee waiver for the Lady Legends applies only to 2025; the organization may adjust its own fees in future years. The fence contract will be executed by staff and funded through the internal transfer the board authorized.
