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O'Fallon committee backs moving turf field, parking-lot work to full council to meet growing demand
Summary
Parks staff recommended accelerating turf installation for Championship Field 2 and new Fields 9 and 10 at the Family Sports Park, citing field shortages and up to $150,000 savings by completing work off-season alongside a parking-lot project. The committee voted to send the resolution and a related engineering contract to the full council.
Parks staff told the Parks & Environment Committee they want to exit the existing Vernon Jones Construction agreement and move forward now with turf installation for the championship Field 2 and two new turf fields (Fields 9 and 10) at the Family Sports Park to meet rising demand from local clubs and tournaments. "As it stands right now, we do not have enough fields to meet demand," the presenter said, noting recent tournaments had to find alternate sites.
The staff presentation argued two budget and scheduling advantages to starting the project this offseason:…
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