A wild and chaotic Taylorville Park Board meeting took place leaving more questions than answers following a heated debate between the Park and the Red Bland Little League board. Joshua Assad, and the Red Bland Little League Park Board, came to the meeting to bring resolutions to issues that the park had asked them to fix. Assad had proof that the Christian County Fairgrounds would let them use parking for Jayne's Park—which was a concern last season.
Park Board member Tanya Reno informed Assad that it was play at Manner's Park or nothing.
The Park Board says that one of the big reasons why they have to play at Manner's Park is due to the tremendous amount of money that the Board had already put into fixing Manner's Park and making sure it's safe. The Red Bland board says that they would love to play at Manner's Park but the parents don't want to due to health concerns. Another concern was concessions and who was going to pay the fees to the Health Department. This is a relatively new fee and something that hadn't been an issue in previous years. The Park Board said they just would no longer sell concessions if that was the case. That is when things got heated. The Park Board doubled down and reiterated that Red Bland would play at Manners Park or nowhere else.
Red Bland left the meeting very frustrated and informed the board that that would most likely be the end of Red Bland Little League due to the board refusing to let them play at Jayne's Park, and the Red Bland board being told by multiple parents that they didn't feel comfortable letting their kids play at Manner's Park. Regional Radio News awaits confirmation on what Red Bland Little League will do next.
In other meeting notes, the Park Board joined Small Town Taylorville's General Business sponsorship for $30 a month. They are not leaving the Chamber of Commerce and will be members to both. The Air conditioning unit at the pool went out. The park authorized a new AC unit to be bought to replace it.
The next park board meeting is set for August 26th.
