(The Pierce County Recreation Board discussed and/or voted on the following during their monthly meeting Tuesday, June 2.)
New recreation complex: Recreation Director Maureen Brown announced Carter and Sloope Architects of Macon are to present plans for the proposed new recreation complex on County Farm Road and the renovations at the Ware Street Park at the July board meeting. The project has been at a stand still since last June after an initial proposal came in at $17.86 million. Revisions to the construction plans have been underway since that time.
Update on Tiger
Field project: Bids on the Tiger Field project were re-bid for a second time and are slated to be opened June 16. The work will include field and lighting improvements, re-paving of the track and additional parking at the facility. The county received a $343,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Matching Grant for the work. Additional improvements will put the final price tag at just over $1 million. Director Brown also reported bids are scheduled to be opened June 25 for paving at the Yeomans and Ware Street parking lots.
Director’s report: Recreation Director Maureen Brown updated members on state track and field results and upcoming baseball and softball tournaments. Pierce County hosted the boys eight and under machine and coach pitch baseball tournament last weekend. A total of 11 teams participated in the tournament. Brown reported on participation numbers for spring sports with baseball having 210 participants, soccer had 136, track had 120, softball had 61, golf had 13 and tennis had seven. She reported the local department hosted a golf match at Lakeview last week. The director also announced summer camps are planned for volleyball, soccer and basketball and the department will offer a summer travel ball league for two weeks in July. Brown also told board members the gym hosted bingo and a farmer’s market for seniors earlier this week and hosted the return of the Southeast Cancer Unit’s cancer walk. The walk was held in the gym due to the threat of inclement weather. She also announced registration is now open for fall sports including football, volleyball, soccer, cheerleading and flag football. Plans call to get an early start on the season by beginning in late August.
Next meeting: The next monthly meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the Southeast Georgia Regional Agriculture Center (SEGARAC) on College Avenue.
