Oakland beginning process to get field turf

[fredjones]

Oakland is going before the Rutherford county school board on the 31st to ask permission to raise money to install field turf.  Turf wars continue in Rutherford county.

[purple75gold]

3 hours ago, fredjones said:

Oakland is going before the Rutherford county school board on the 31st to ask permission to raise money to install field turf.  Turf wars continue in Rutherford county.

It’s amazing they have to ask for permission to  raise funding. SMH 

[Lost Old Dad]

22 hours ago, purple75gold said:

It’s amazing they have to ask for permission to  raise funding. SMH 

It is because of some things that have gone on in the past and the administration does NOT want to repeat it.  Having IRS snooping around makes most folks VERY nervous.

[BarneySox2007]

13 hours ago, Lost Old Dad said:

It is because of some things that have gone on in the past and the administration does NOT want to repeat it.  Having IRS snooping around makes most folks VERY nervous.

Hire Shad to oversee the money.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

On 1/25/2019 at 6:55 PM, purple75gold said:

It’s amazing they have to ask for permission to  raise funding. SMH 

That’s not uncommon. I have worked for 4 different school systems and always had to fill out “fundraiser approval” forms. School systems have to do it in case of audits to show what the money is for and where it actually goes to. 

[tradertwo]

8 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

That’s not uncommon. I have worked for 4 different school systems and always had to fill out “fundraiser approval” forms. School systems have to do it in case of audits to show what the money is for and where it actually goes to. 

And who raised and handled it. Accounts directly attached to school affiliated programs and those to booster clubs have different regulations... can't be too careful.

[TheAmbassador]

This probably has to do with Riverdale getting in trouble several years ago because of a booster club issue. 

[DillonPanthers1]

12 hours ago, TheAmbassador said:

This probably has to do with Riverdale getting in trouble several years ago because of a booster club issue. 

Id say Riverdale and Blackman. If there is one thing that can be said about Oakland its that their game field up keep is below par. Its as bad as some lower budgeted metro fields. 

 

BIG MONEY BUDDY

Edited January 28, 2019 by DillonPanthers1

[GoPats2019]

46 minutes ago, DillonPanthers1 said:

Id say Riverdale and Blackman. If there is one thing that can be said about Oakland its that their game field up keep is below par. Its as bad as some lower budgeted metro fields. 

 

BIG MONEY BUDDY

It's hard to upkeep a field when you have the following using the same "grass" field...

Oakland High Varsity Football

Oakland High JV Football

Oakland High Freshman Football

Oakland High Girls Soccer

Oakland Middle Varsity Football

Oakland Middle JV Football

Oakland Youth Football League

 

Tell me a metro field that is getting that much use?

Edited January 28, 2019 by GoPats2019

[DillonPanthers1]

3 minutes ago, GoPats2019 said:

It's hard to upkeep a field when you have the following using the same "grass" field...

Oakland High Varsity Football

Oakland High JV Football

Oakland High Freshman Football

Oakland High Girls Soccer

Oakland Middle Varsity Football

Oakland Middle JV Football

Oakland Youth Football League

 

Tell me a metro field that is getting that much use?

I don't doubt you a bit. All the more reason that this would be a good investment.

 

MOJO

[purple75gold]

1 hour ago, GoPats2019 said:

It's hard to upkeep a field when you have the following using the same "grass" field...

Oakland High Varsity Football

Oakland High JV Football

Oakland High Freshman Football

Oakland High Girls Soccer

Oakland Middle Varsity Football

Oakland Middle JV Football

Oakland Youth Football League

 

Tell me a metro field that is getting that much use?

Most metro middle schools have their own field.  

[Lost Old Dad]

20 hours ago, TheAmbassador said:

This probably has to do with Riverdale getting in trouble several years ago because of a booster club issue. 

Was NOT just R'dale.  ALL the schools were guilty to some extent.  Folks keep forgetting before I came to work for the Judges as an investigator here, I was a Criminal Investigator for the IRS.  Most of the guilt was because of ignorance, but a couple were on par with some College programs.  For example the kick backs that some programs were getting from equipment sellers.  Funds being raised by booster clubs to provide under the table 'bonuses'.  Vehicles being made available by some boosters to Coaches and even some KIDS!  Apartments being made available so kids could claim the right zone..........................etc, etc.....

When the investigation was launched on Blackman a few years ago, I was called but could NOT help, so I sat at home and just watched like others in the county.  Shad did nothing his 'football mentor' had not done ten times over years before.