The Plymouth Park Board meeting Tuesday evening due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday. Superintendent Mike Hite gave board members an update on the Marshall County Blueberry Festival in Centennial Park during the meeting.
Hite said jokingly, “The fireworks kind of tried to burn down the sledding hill but we’ll fix that.” He said he was worried about the grounds after the rain on Friday but it doesn’t look like there was too much damage.
Board member Robert Listenberger reminded park board members that 2020 is the last year for the contract between the park and the Blueberry Festival. Board members want to reach out to the festival well before next year’s festival to begin negotiating a new contract.
Superintendent Hite said he wants to clean up the language on who pays for the electric. He said it’s been a handshake that they will take care of the front part of the park and the park would take care of the back end. Hite said the numbers are much higher at the back of the park and he’s talked to officials from the festival who said they are willing to discuss the issue.
He said the cost skyrocketed last year. The most important part is to get the agreement on electric in writing.
Hite said the festival is plugging into our stuff and they are supposed to be using all generators. He told the park board there are semi trailers in the back of the park that they are to plug into.
Park Board president Dave Morrow asked if anyone was policing it this year and Hite said they did and found a couple plug-ins, but primarily minor stuff.
It was suggested putting together a committee to begin the negotiating process later this fall.
