Heavy equipment arrived at Panther Stadium at Perryville High School this morning to demolish the old track in order to make way for a new one. Most work will be completed before graduation.

I’ve been asked by several people about the possibility of getting a turf field as part of this project in order to prevent any future construction from damaging the track. While that may be an ideal situation, it isn’t happening this time out. During Tuesday night’s county council meeting, officials cited the recent installation of a turf field after the installation of a track of Aberdeen High School as an example of the projects being completed at different times.

Does anyone know how long our track project has been on a list for consideration?