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Resident seeks county help for Fairmont Park drainage; private donors offer tile material
Summary
A resident asked the Pulaski County board about possible county financial or in‑kind help to improve drainage at Fairmont Park, saying a private company offered to donate tile materials but the park board lacks funds for installation.
A Pulaski County resident asked the board for any available county funds or assistance to address long-standing drainage problems at Fairmont Park.
The speaker, who said they had met with others and with representatives of a private company that offered to donate tile material, described standing water near the grandstands and other park areas that the speaker said make parts of the park unusable. The resident said the donor verbally committed to supplying tile and that about 800 feet of 7–8 inch tile and several branch lines would be needed for the project.
The speaker said the park board has little money and that private donations have reduced the scope and cost; the speaker estimated that $5,000 had been raised toward the work but did not provide a full cost estimate. The resident asked whether the county’s general fund or other county funding might help pay for installation or related expenses.
Commissioners and other meeting participants recommended the speaker raise the request during the county's ongoing budget hearings and noted that, because the park is inside town limits, the town typically would bear primary responsibility. A county official said the town would likely welcome the work but did not commit county funds during the meeting.
No formal motion or funding decision was made at the session. The speaker said they would follow up with the town and county staff to determine next steps and gather cost estimates.
