County and Forest City amend interlocal agreement for Legacy Park soccer complex; each will hold 50% ownership
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The county approved an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Town of Forest City to set first-year operating and capital estimates for the RHI Legacy Foundation-funded soccer complex; ownership will be split 50/50 and operational responsibilities will be managed by Forest City with cost-sharing for operations and capital.
Rutherford County commissioners approved an amendment on June 2 to the interlocal agreement with the Town of Forest City for the Legacy Park soccer complex, updating initial operations-and-maintenance and first-year capital cost estimates now that construction is complete.
RHI Legacy Foundation purchased roughly 59.33 acres for the project and provided major funding toward construction; the foundation will deed the property to a joint ownership arrangement when the project concludes. The amendment sets an initial operations-and-maintenance budget (a detailed exhibit was appended to the interlocal) and identifies a $130,000 anticipated capital-improvement budget for the first fiscal year; the county and the town will each allocate half of these costs and Forest City will administer day-to-day operations.
County officials said separate user and scheduling agreements are being developed with primary users, including Rutherford Soccer Association, while the county and town will reserve field time for public or county-sponsored events. The amendment also restarts the 20-year partnership clock from 2025 with renewable five-year terms; after the initial term, either party could seek different long-term arrangements per the interlocal’s provisions.
The board voted to approve the amendment. County officials emphasized that RHI Legacy’s investment, state legislative dollars and the tourism-development authority funds helped complete the project without local tax dollars or new county debt service.
