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Avon accepts $150,000 donation and appropriates funds for Sperry Park softball field
Summary
The Board accepted a $150,000 donation from Avon Little League and appropriated the funds to the Sperry Park field construction account, bringing estimated project funding to about $880,000; Board member review of the league's filings showed the donation represents a large share of the group's net assets.
The Board of Finance voted to increase revenues and appropriations by $150,000 to fund Sperry Park softball field construction after the town received a donation from the Avon Little League.
Finance Director Tom DiStasio said prior appropriations and the $150,000 donation raise total project funding to about $880,000, which the town estimates will cover construction. Board member Brian Loveless reviewed the Little League’s 2023 filings and noted that the $150,000 donation represents roughly 67.5% of the organization’s 2023 net assets ($222,184), a point he said merited future analysis of the role of outside entities in town facilities funding. On a motion by Micah Rousey, seconded by Carl Gisnarian, the board voted unanimously to appropriate the donation to the Sperry Park construction account.
Loveless said he was "pleased to discover that [the league] operates as intended with player fees and grants that are used to support appropriate expenditures," while also flagging the significance of the donation relative to the group’s assets.
