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Board approves Junior Patriots ball-field agreement after clarifying utilities responsibility
Summary
The Bluff City board approved an updated contract letting the Junior Patriots use the municipal ball field; the agreement now specifies the organization will pay utilities (water and electricity). The motion passed 4–1 with Alderman Payne opposed.
The board approved an updated contract allowing the Junior Patriots to use the Bluff City ball field. Staff said the revised agreement corrects the group's name and makes clear the organization will take responsibility for utility bills — specifically electricity and water — to separate town and group expenses.
"They will be taking over that bill, just to have a clean separation between us and the organization," a staff representative said during the discussion.
After brief comments about field usage and volunteers, the board took a roll-call vote. Alderman Payne voted No; Alderman Malone, Alderman McKeit, Vice Mayor Adams and Alderman Johnson voted Yes. The motion carried and the contract was approved.
Why it matters: the change shifts recurring utility costs from the town to the youth organization and clarifies operational responsibilities for the public field.
