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Trustees agree to pursue repairs to baseball/softball facilities to host district tournament
Summary
After reviewing a list of needed repairs, the Pocahontas School District board favored addressing dugouts, benches, the press box, fencing and bathroom doors ahead of next spring’s district baseball/softball tournament, with a rough local cost estimate of $50,000–$100,000.
Board members discussed the condition of the district’s baseball and softball facilities and weighed whether to accept hosting duties for next spring’s district tournament.
Staff presented a list of needed work including dugout siding and benches, press-box painting and signage, fence repair and caps, repainting or replacing foul poles, and bathroom repairs—at minimum, replacing doors and addressing disintegrating frames so fixtures can be locked securely. Trustees said cosmetic work could be completed more quickly and recommended dividing work for local contractors to bid.
Trustees expressed concern that declining to host would be poor public relations and could forgo economic activity for the community during the tournament. One board member estimated a likely repair budget in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 and asked staff to return with more specific cost estimates and split bids for local contractors. The board favored moving ahead with repairs and not refusing to host the district tournament unless cost or timing proved infeasible.
Next steps: staff will prepare a prioritized list of repairs with rough cost estimates and solicit local bids for segmented work so the board can approve specific expenditures at a future meeting.
