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Rec Board seeks grant for new 90-foot baseball field; council hears unresolved mineral-lease payment concern
Summary
The council heard that the Recreation Board is pursuing a grant to add a 90-foot baseball field behind the Auto Place/J and N's property and discussed a possible delay in mineral lease payments; the mineral-lease issue was not resolved during the meeting.
At the meeting Speaker 4 reported that the Recreation Board is pursuing a grant to install a 90-foot baseball field on property behind the Auto Place (referred to as J and N's) at the northeast corner of the complex.
Speaker 4 described the board’s intent to acquire or use the parcel behind that business to expand the fields and said the board is actively seeking grant funding for the project. No grant source, grant amount, or timeline was specified in the discussion.
Separately, Speaker 1 raised a financial concern: he said he heard that mineral lease payments to the town might be behind, which could affect revenue used to pay bills. Speaker 4 replied that, in the meeting she referenced, mineral lease money had not been discussed and did not confirm any payment delays. The transcript records the claim but leaves the question unresolved; no staff report or financial documentation was provided at the meeting to substantiate or refute the claim.
The council took no formal funding vote on the recreation project during the session and made no directive to audit mineral-lease receipts; those items remain for follow-up.
Next steps: Recreation Board to pursue grant applications and provide details to the council; staff to follow up on the status of mineral lease payments.
