Kyle Edwards of Assured Partners seeks Prairie City support for regional indoor sports center; council to consider June 11

Kyle Edwards of Assured Partners presented a proposal to the Prairie City Council on May 20 for a regional indoor sports facility to serve basketball, volleyball, wrestling, soccer and a walking track. Edwards showed drawings, described governance via a nonprofit association, and asked local partners for multi-year support.

Edwards said representatives from Monroe, Prairie City and the PCM School District would sit on a seven-member nonprofit board and that construction was planned to be complete by next summer. He requested $100,000 per year for five years from each city (Monroe and Prairie City) and $250,000 per year for five years from the Prairie City–Monroe (PCM) School District, and said additional funding would come from businesses and community donations.

Council members and other meeting participants asked about board size, timing and location. Edwards stated a preference to site the facility in Monroe but discussed potential alternatives, including moving the project to Prairie City if circumstances warranted. He also described how the nonprofit could share Parks and Recreation staff and resources across the two cities and offered to contribute design work (CAD drafting) to help Prairie City projects such as tennis court reconstruction.

Following the presentation and questions, Council member Phil Holland moved that Edwards submit his project materials to City Administrator Jerry Moore for placement on the Prairie City Council agenda on June 11, 2025; Joe Disney seconded the motion and the council voted all ayes. The item will return to the council for formal discussion and any decision on municipal funding at that meeting.

The special session convened at 5:00 p.m.; the meeting record shows Joe Disney, Phil Holland and Mayor Pro Tem Deb Townsend present (Townsend arrived at 5:01 p.m.). The session adjourned at 6:43 p.m.