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Published July 08, 2009 11:10 am - Metcalfe County school athletic events will no longer be held at the Edmonton Memorial Park, after action taken by the Edmonton City Council earlier this week. Metcalfe athletics will no longer use city park fields By GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times EDMONTON — Metcalfe County school athletic events will no longer be held at the Edmonton Memorial Park, after action taken by the Edmonton City Council earlier this week.
The council voted 3-2 not to enter into an agreement with the Metcalfe County Board of Education that would allow local schools to continue using the park for football, tennis, track and field, baseball and softball events because it felt the board of education should pay more money for using the park’s facilities. “The compromise we had struck was $70,000 for the next four years for use of the facilities,” said Mayor Howard Garrett. Not entering into the contract with the board of education will hamper the city financially. “We’re going to have to make up the difference somewhere in the budget for the income we’re not going to be receiving,” he said. Council members Curt Estes and Wayne Wilson voted to enter into the contract with the board of education, while council members Jack Vrocher, Teresa Welch and Billy Jeffries voted not to enter into the contract. Councilman Coy Wilson abstained from voting. Estes thought the council should have entered into the contract with the board of education. “I thought it was a bad decision on their part,” he said. “It could cause some city park employees to be laid off during the off season.” Garrett said the council will have to look at the budget to see what can be cut. “The ones who are getting hurt out of this deal are the students,” he said, adding they had the opportunity to play on the best facilities available. “They are not going to get that chance (now).” Patricia Hurt, superintendent of Metcalfe County schools, said it is not likely that the board of education will offer the city more money so schools can continue to use the park’s facilities. She answered a series of questions Tuesday about the matter along with school board chairman Steve Thompson. “The offer discussed was the absolute most our school board will offer in terms of a maintenance and operations agreement for continued use of the athletic facilities at the Memorial Park,” she said. “The offer was tentative at best as the board has yet to meet formally to approve the amount discussed last night at the city council level. “Schools will now use the district’s existing facilities, or schedule time for football practices and games at the park as any other citizen who wishes to use the park free of charge,” she said. Not being able to use the park’s facilities won’t keep the schools from scheduling home athletic events. “We will continue to schedule home as well as away games,” Hurt said. 
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