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Board debates $11,000-per-year field-striping subscription versus hiring staff or buying equipment
Summary
Board members discussed a proposal to subscribe to an automated field-striping service at about $11,000 per year (three-year total ~ $33,000) versus hiring seasonal staff or purchasing equipment; staff estimated 170–200 hours per season currently spent marking fields.
Public-works and board members debated whether to subscribe to a field-striping service (three-year subscription) or continue using seasonal labor and existing methods. One board member summarized the vendor pricing and contract length: "It's $11,000 a year for 3 years... which is $33,000," while others questioned whether that expense would reach break-even compared with hiring seasonal workers and the lost hours freed for crew to perform other tasks.
Staff provided a rough operational estimate that striping requires roughly 170–200 hours per season for baseball and other field layouts. Several board members asked for more precise hours, paint-use costs and a multi-year comparison so they could determine if the subscription would save money and staff time overall.
