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Commissioners consider $676,000 turf expansion for ball diamonds; staff to seek city, foundation and financing support
Summary
County staff and sports promoters asked commissioners to commit to expanding artificial turf to the back four diamonds at the county sports complex. The estimated price tag and a roughly $210,000 shortfall prompted the board to direct staff to pursue grant and partnership options and to ask the city and community foundation for support.
Decatur County officials and recreation staff on Feb. 3 discussed expanding synthetic turf from the front four ball diamonds to the back four at the county complex and instructed staff to pursue funding partners to close a reported shortfall.
Parts Department lead Rob Ehoff presented estimates and revenue projections for extending turf to the back four diamonds. He said the current estimate provided by vendors for the back four is about $676,000; the county has roughly $345,000 available from previously allocated recreation funds, leaving an approximate $210,000 gap.
Why it matters: Proponents told commissioners that turf would let the county host more tournaments, increase annual revenue, and reduce weather-related…
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