COMMISSIONERS APPROVE LIGHTING UPGRADES FOR LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS STADIUM
The Board of Commissioners, at is January 27, 2022 meeting, authorized an agreement with the City of Eastlake to fund lighting upgrades using the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA).
In 2020, the Lake County Captains Stadium went dark as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It could not have hit at a worst possible time for the Captains as their last games were played Labor Day weekend of 2019 and facility planning was in progress to stay in compliance with Major League Baseball.
As owner of the baseball facility, the City of Eastlake is tasked with maintaining the stadium. The COVID-19 pandemic placed a significant economic burden on the operating revenues associated with the City of Eastlake and the Captains
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