The Eclectic Town Council, Mayor Gary Davenport and members of the Eclectic Youth Baseball Organization met at Eclectic Town Hall on Thursday, July 15, to discuss several points of contention that have boiled over in recent months.
Mayor Gary Davenport said the purpose of the meeting was to begin negotiating a new contract with EYBO. The most recent contract was signed in 2015, but earlier this spring the Town Council terminated its lease agreement with EYBO citing that the organization was not able to pay its portion of the bills associated with Aaron Park, which is owned by the Town of Eclectic.
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