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Residents call for more youth fields; concession contract dispute raises funding questions
Summary
Little League volunteers told commissioners Harris County lacks enough practice and tournament-quality fields for growing youth sports; a citizen presented concession-bid figures and said a Pepsi award would have generated materially more fundraiser revenue than the chosen provider, a decision the recreation board handles under its bylaws.
Residents and Little League officials told Harris County commissioners the county is short on youth sports fields and urged expedited planning and private‑public partnerships to create tournament-ready venues. A separate speaker presented concession-bid documents and said the rec board’s recent beverage contract choice reduced potential fundraising revenue for fields.
“Right now, we're at 800 kids in our little league program,” said Caleb Brewer, a Little League board member and volunteer, describing a program with roughly 70 teams and limited practice time across existing fields. “Some of the fields we have three teams to practice on. That's kinda dangerous.” Brewer urged commissioners to explore public‑private partnerships and other…
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