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Council declines to submit Little League grant application for Home Run Baker Park
Summary
A motion to submit a grant application for a softball field at Home Run Baker Park, estimated at $100,000–$150,000 and due Aug. 21, failed on a roll-call vote: Sullivan Y, Schmidt Y, Potter N, Chase abstain.
Cheryl Lewis presented a nearly complete grant application to install a softball field at Home Run Baker Park and said the estimated cost is "in the $100,000 - $150,000 range" and that "the application is due by August 21st." The county owns the park and would need a revised joint‑use agreement assigning maintenance responsibility before the town could accept funding.
After discussion, Commissioner Michael Sullivan moved to submit the application and work to finalize a joint‑use agreement. The council recorded the roll call as Sullivan — Y, Schmidt — Y, Potter — N, Chase — abstain; the motion failed. The meeting record notes the Planning Commission and Talbot County Parks and Recreation Board gave favorable recommendations, but the council concluded that outstanding agreement language and incomplete contractor quotes justified not submitting under these terms.
