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Recreation committee seeks $30,000 for backstop, board asks for more details before ballot placement
Summary
The recreation committee requested roughly $30,000 for a baseball backstop, dugouts and field repairs; staff said the committee obtained quotes and donors and board members discussed whether to put the request on the ballot or fund it via an option tax earmark.
Public Works staff (speaker 3) summarized the recreation committee's submission seeking $30,000 to move a backstop closer and improve dugouts and infield work. "They went out and got quotes for the backstop and for the dugouts and the Fort Knox Creek pump," staff said, adding that the committee had done due diligence and sought donations and vendor discounts.
Board members discussed alternatives: adding the request to an a la carte page, including it as an earmarked use of the proposed 1% option tax, or placing it on the ballot as an advisory question. Several members favored inviting the recreation committee to the next meeting to present details and allow the board to review proposed wording before any formal ballot decision. The board agreed to solicit more information and bring the recreation committee in for the next meeting.
