If approved, school board would pay city for improvements over coming years
By Kellen Olshefski
Editor
The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education continued discussions Monday night about an intergovernmental agreement between the district and the City of Elkhorn to cover the cost of reconstructing Elkhorn’s Colt Field and improving ball fields in Sunset Park.
Colt Field has been described as being in very poor condition by City of Elkhorn Parks and Recreation Director Wendy Ard. Additionally, though the field is used by the high school, city officials said the field is owned by the city and used frequently for city programming.
As the field was in need of repairs and used by the school district, City Administrator Sam Tapson had said during an August 11 City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee meeting that the Elkhorn Area School District had expressed willingness to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to reimburse the City for costs to improve the field on a 10-year repayment schedule.
The project is expected to cost a total of $86,650, according to City of Elkhorn officials. The School Board intends to vote on the agreement at its next regular board meeting.
For the complete story, see the Sept. 25 edition of the Elkhorn Independent.
