The quality of life projects, greatly funded by the Elmore County Commission, are in various stages.

The most visible is the artificial turf at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium.

“It is almost complete,” Elmore County chief operations officer Richie Beyer said. “They need to put the filler in the turf.”

Contractors tore down the concession stand and visitor locker room in the end zone with the practice field. Work is well underway to install artificial turf there.

The project backs up to where the commission is funding a new recreational center where the city shop and current rec center are at, but that project has been delayed after geotechnical testing showed the designed building wouldn’t work.

“We have been able to reorganize the layout of the building to make it work on that site,” Beyer

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