At a time when there are such glaring needs at our high school athletic facilities, it’s difficult to justify a luxury like Calvert Park. Let’s see–the county is considering investing in 4 playing fields and 1 turf field there this year. That’s 5 fields–hmmm, how many high schools are there in Cecil County? Bo Manor, Elkton, North East, Perryville, Rising Sun–that’s 5. If this $2.6 million investment was spent on improving one field at each high school this year, imagine the impact it would have on our communities. And I’m not suggesting turf fields at any school–turf might be out of reach of Cecil County at this time.

This tweet from Rising Sun High School pretty much sums up this spring. Yes, it was a difficult winter and a wet spring but most high school fields were bare before that.

Very doubtful we will have any home games tomorrow. Currently looking for fields elsewhere. Thank you for your patience.
— Rising Sun Athletics (@RSTigerSports) March 25, 2014

 

Part of the plan for Calvert Regional Park is to possibly use the existing three fields at Rising Sun High School to allow tournaments up to 12 total fields. I’m guessing no one has looked closely at those fields at Rising Sun. The playing surfaces can barely handle the use they get now let alone the additional abuse from tournaments.

Yes, we would be thrilled with 5 fields in Cecil County, but let’s make improvements at fields we already use before investing in new ones.

Contact our Cecil County Council and Executive and let them know you support full funding of CCPS.

Tari Moore–County Executive–[email protected]
Alan McCarthy–Vice President–[email protected]
Joyce Bowlsbey–[email protected]
Michael Dunn–[email protected]
Diana Broomell–[email protected]
Robert Hodge–President–[email protected]