Parents, coaches and community members told the Panguitch School Board they were surprised the new elementary-school softball field was being treated as a practice-only facility and asked that the board reconsider using it for games.

Kelly, a parent and coach who spoke during the public-comment period, said the district's original conversations about the elementary field led the community to expect both practices and games there. "It was a complete surprise to me that that's only a practice facility," Kelly said. Kelly and other parents expressed concern about mixing game-day traffic and visiting fans with elementary-school drop-off and student safety.

Board members and Superintendent Dodson said the district will revisit the original agreements and gather more information. The board agreed to add the issue to the March 20 meeting agenda to review scheduling, safety and traffic considerations. The board asked that the softball team schedule their first home game before March 20 at the city complex; Kelly agreed to keep the team's first home game at the other field while the board studies the question.

Board members said the primary reason for building a field at the elementary school had been scheduling conflicts at the city complex, especially during the overlap of youth basketball sign-ups and spring practices. Members asked staff to check the original documents and clarify whether the facility was intended to host tournament games and out-of-town teams, or to serve primarily as an auxiliary practice field when the city complex was unavailable.

No formal policy change or funding decision was made at the meeting; the board labeled the item for fuller discussion at the March meeting to allow data collection and stakeholder feedback.