Sign in Subscribe
Youth

Sedalia Parks Board Approves Lease for Football Fields at New High School

Strategic Insights

— 2 min read

The Sedalia Parks Board granted approval for a 20-year lease with Sedalia School District 200 to build football fields at the new high school, with a vote of 5 to 1. The lease stipulates that the parks department will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of the fields, concession stand, restrooms, signs, scoreboards, and bleachers. The land and any improvements could revert to the district if the lease is not renewed.

The Sedalia Youth Football League, which has over 700 players, has outgrown its current space at Sedalia Middle School and will benefit from the new fields. The project is estimated to cost between $500,000 and $1 million, significantly lower than the estimated $2.5 to $4.5 million for building fields at Clover Dell Park. Parks Director Mark Hewett expressed enthusiasm for the project, stating that it will be "very good for us."

Key Takeaways:

  • The Sedalia Parks Board approved a 20-year lease with Sedalia School District 200 for football fields at the new high school.
  • The lease requires the parks department to build and maintain the fields, concession stand, restrooms, signs, scoreboards, and bleachers.
  • The land and any improvements can revert to the district if the lease is not renewed.
  • The Sedalia Youth Football League, with over 700 players, has outgrown its current space at Sedalia Middle School and will benefit from the new fields.
  • The project is estimated to cost between $500,000 and $1 million, significantly lower than the estimated $2.5 to $4.5 million for building fields at Clover Dell Park.
  • Parks Director Mark Hewett expressed enthusiasm for the project, stating that it will be "very good for us."
  • The district's teams have been using tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, and other parks facilities without charge, according to Director Hewett.
  • The project has already garnered preliminary approval from the school board.
  • The lease agreement does not give more power to the school board than the parks department, despite concerns from board member Donna Weston.

Statistics:

  • 5 - 1 vote in favor of the lease agreement
  • 20 years - length of the lease
  • $500,000 - $1 million - estimated cost of the project
  • 2 - 4.5 million - estimated cost of building fields at Clover Dell Park
  • 700 - number of players in the Sedalia Youth Football League
  • 1 million - cost of building a road and parking lot for the Clover Dell Park project

Sources:

  • The Sedalia Democrat, January 9, 2009
  • The Sedalia Democrat, http://www.sedaliademocrat.com
  • McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
  • The Permissions Group Inc.

Read more