The Pea Ridge Planning Commission got together for a tech review Thursday, April 6, and discussed the construction of a new baseball field and a lot split for Habitat for Humanity.
The new baseball field, to be built next to the School Administration/City Hall building on Weston Street, will not have a concession building or water system, superintendent Rick Neal said, because the school cannot justify the cost of these systems for something that will see relatively limited use.
"The construction piece of it is going to be a simple project," he said.
Neal said he's trying to get the best bang for the school's buck, and will be using portable bathrooms and getting a trailer from which to sell concessions. He expects to start dirt work, he said, around mid-May or June.
"We're just trying to get off It'll Do Road," he said. "They fly down there."
Assistant superintendent Keith Martin shared these concerns. He was concerned, he said, that a young person could chase a ball into the street.
Neal said he would expect to have everything ready to go in time for the May 10 board meeting.
The board also discussed a lot split on a property to be acquired by Habitat for Humanity on Pace Lane.
The property is currently under contract, said Jim Wright, Habitat's construction manager, but his organization can't afford to use it unless they can have two lots in the space.
It can be difficult, he said, for his organization to find lots they can build on, because they build 900-1,300-square-foot homes, and many places have covenants requiring a minimum of 1,800 square feet of floor space.
Dr. Karen Sherman, vice president of the Planning Commission, said that, while the cul-de-sac this property sits on is smaller than required by current code, she believes the lots are large enough to allow adequate ingress and egress.
"We're not the entire Planning Commission, but I see no problem with that," she said. "I think it's a good use for that property, myself."
With the commission's okay, Wright said, he intends to research what it will take to get an easement on a sewer line.
General News on 04/12/2017