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Cross Plains staff seeks insurance settlement for Fair Park damage; sport‑court and fencing repair estimates reviewed
Summary
Staff reported an Oct. 29 vehicle incident that damaged fencing and the sport court at Bear/Fair Park, said repairs will go through the driver’s insurer (Progressive), and presented quotes including a $44,000 sport‑court estimate and fencing bids with long lead times for green fencing.
Village staff told the Parks, Recreation & Conservancy Committee that on Oct. 29 a vehicle drove through Bear Park, damaging perimeter fencing and tearing parts of the sport court surface. Staff has submitted incident reports, photos and vendor quotes to the driver’s insurer, Progressive, and is awaiting the insurer’s estimate before scheduling repairs.
Committee members were briefed on repair options and costs. Staff said vendor Madison Fence Company provided fencing quotes and that green fencing — which matches older site panels — is now a specialty product with longer lead times and higher cost. Members raised concerns that piecemeal replacement could look ‘‘spotty’’ because existing panels are faded, and discussed whether to replace entire runs or paint/accept mixed panels.
For the sport court surface, staff presented full‑replacement and repair/overlay options; committee discussion referenced a bid roughly in the $40,000–$50,000 range and tradeoffs between a full replacement and less costly repairs. Members asked staff to seek a second quote for the fencing and to prioritize repairs that affect spring baseball and other programs. Staff said they submitted both repair and full‑replacement quotes to the insurer and will proceed once Progressive issues an estimate.
No formal procurement decisions were made at the meeting; staff will gather additional estimates, pursue insurance settlement, and return with specific cost figures and recommendations.
