Howland foundation campaign for sports facility

HOWLAND

A Howland foundation has launched a campaign to raise $1.85 million to convert the high school football stadium into a community sports facility.

“We have already received around 400 thousand dollars in commitments, which is 20 percent of our goal,” said Kevin Wyndham, president of the Howland Community Stadium Foundation.

Wyndham emphasized that the foundation is not seeking any help in the form of tax revenue.

“This is all private funding and no tax dollars are involved,” he said, adding that the school system is too financially strapped.

Superintendent John Sheets, who supports the foundation’s plans, agreed. “We are in difficult financial times,” he said.

During the campaign kick-off, attended by more than 50 people at Leo’s Ristorante Wednesday, Wyndham said the foundation hopes to complete all of the renovations within three years.

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