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Bannock County, Pocatello-area soccer club to negotiate field-fee deal after commissioners question $314,000 subsidy
Summary
After a lengthy discussion, Bannock County commissioners and representatives of PBFC agreed to continue negotiations next week over the county’s subsidy for Bannock Fields, the club’s fee structure and a proposed multi-year contract. Commissioners suggested a one-year contract while staff and club leaders prepare financials.
Representatives from PBFC and Bannock County officials spent more than an hour on Aug. 12 discussing fees, subsidies and the maintenance burden tied to Bannock Fields, and agreed to return next week with more detailed financial proposals.
Mary Keller, PBFC president, told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners that parents had complained about field conditions and about increases players had been charged. Keller said PBFC’s fee charged to the county for use of the fields has been held at roughly $12,000 for three years while the club estimated the full cost to operate the fields at about $326,950 per year. Keller said those figures reflect time and expense: watering, fertilizer and pest control efforts that the club and county have both contributed.
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