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Fair board to restore damaged Matt Edwards memorial, staff to coordinate work order
Summary
Committee members agreed to repair landscaping and border around a long-standing memorial for a late fair board member and to route a work order to maintenance crews and weekday volunteer groups.
Members discussed restoration plans for the Matt Edwards memorial, which was damaged during a junior rodeo event approximately two years earlier. The damage affected landscape border elements and plantings around the memorial stone.
A committee member recounted the memorial’s history: Edwards was a 4‑H member who later joined the Fair Board and died in a tragic accident; his parents donated equipment and a memorial, which has deteriorated over time. Members described the original border as a low wood landscape board and suggested more permanent edging such as stone and low evergreen plantings to reduce future damage.
Staff committed to coordinate with maintenance crews and the weekday volunteer group to issue a work order and perform restoration work; staff said they would take and circulate photos once the work plan is in place. Committee members discussed planting low shrubs or installing stone edging to provide a more durable border and reduce the chance of future damage.
Next steps: staff to draft a work order for maintenance crews/weekday volunteer group, share images of proposed repairs with committee members, and schedule restoration work in coordination with maintenance availability.
