All Accessible Sports Complex & Park, Inc. Board Meeting Minutes

Summary of Board Meeting Held on February 2nd 2026

Meeting Details

• Date: Monday, February 2nd, 2026
• Time: 6:00 PM
• Location: SOCIL, 418 South Broad Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Attendees

• Melissa Eaton
• Brock Newman
• Jeff Williams
• Derek Upp
• John Pekar
• Ed Gamble
• Sally Grimm

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the previous board meeting (November 17th, 2025) were approved. Melissa Eaton made the motion, seconded by Jeff Williams, and all present voted in favor.

Business

Financial Report

The organization’s current funds stand at $717,228.90, with Fairfield County Foundations 36 hour give adding 9,533.00.

Lancaster City Parks Updates

Mike Lieber with Lancaster Rotary Club and Melissa Eaton met with city park officials. Both received words that the plans will be moving forward. City of Lancaster is requiring projects to be approved by city council to move forward with design.

Once decision is made by city council, EMH&T (same company who designed water plant) will prepare final drawing to go up for bidding.

Steve Gayfield with Lancaster City Parks believes ground will break either late fall or early spring 2027.

Parks also must complete a hydrologist study due to Miller Parks’ past flooding.

Parks also plan to add bathrooms to the project

ODNR Grant

ODNR Grant money must be utilized by 6-30-2026. The board is determining ways to best utilize the grant money in that time frame.

Next Meeting

The next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 6th at 6:00 PM, to be held at SOCIL, 418 S Broad Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

Adjournment

Melissa Eaton motioned to adjourn the meeting, with Jeff Williams seconding. The meeting was adjourned.

Accessible text version of 02.02.26-meeting.pdf.