Video boards at Tallassee, Holtville and ECHS approved

Video boards are coming to high school football fields in Elmore County. 

At its Monday meeting, the Elmore County Commission approved video boards to be installed at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium in Tallassee and at Elmore County High School and Holtville High School.

“In March, the commission approved the video boards as additional Quality of Life projects,” Elmore County engineer Luke McGinty said. “It was a little higher than expected.”

The commission approved $150,000 to be spent at both Elmore County and Holtville high schools for video boards with the Elmore County Board of Education kicking in $50,000 for each project.

A new video board is also coming to J.E. Hot O'Brien Stadium in Tallassee. The commission approved $150,000 in funding and the City of Tallassee Board of Education is allotting $80,000 to the project.

The commission is also funding $30,000 in design services associated with the projects. 

McGinity said the extra funds will come from funds set aside in a bond issue for overruns, savings from other quality of life projects and value engineering.

Commissioner Henry Hines sang the praises of Elmore County High School as the commission recognized the school for its efforts in the recent county-wide cleanup.

Hines attended a principal’s meeting and challenged them to participate, but ECHS went above and beyond. Hines said every high school in the county participated along with some middle and elementary schools. More than 50 other groups took part as well.

ECHS principal Jason Eason spoke to the commission about the school’s efforts, especially its athletic programs.

“They are the first people our community sees,” Eason said. “We had every team participate.”

Eason said ECHS is the county’s smallest school but had more than 200 of the school’s 485 students picking up more than 200 bags of litter.

In other action the Elmore County Commission:

• Passed a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

• Passed a resolution for Fair Housing Month.

• Approved the minutes of the April 10 meeting.

• Approved the memorandum of warrants in the amount of $3.914.680.81 for March 29 to April 18.

• Appointed Debbie Jones and Dr. Jeff Langham to the Horseshoe Bend Library Board.

• Authorized the chair to execute necessary documents to transfer county owned property in The Marketplace at 17 Springs to The Marketplace at 17 Springs Cooperative District.

The Elmore County Administrative Complex will close Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. The next Elmore County Commission meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, May 12.