NATCHEZ — One local resident is working on plans to improve the Liberty Road ballpark — and he wants help.

At Monday’s meeting of the Adams County Board of Supervisors Joe Albrycht told the supervisors he’s been working with youth at the park for years and years and has seen a need for change in the restrooms and concession stand.

And Albrycht isn’t alone in his desire for improvement.

Supervisor Mike Lazarus said the bathroom and concession stand are in the same building, and in the past the bathroom has actually flooded and the water has flowed into the concession area.

“It’s not even acceptable,” Lazarus said.

Recently Albrycht has been working with Natchez Alderman Dan Dillard to create a design that would move the concession stand under the press box and expand the bathrooms into the area where the concession stand would have occupied.

Albrycht said when sports teams come to Natchez and play at the park — he’s embarrassed by the facilities.

“It’s not a good representation for us,” he said.

Supervisors president Henry Watts said he, and the board, see room for improvement, but funding is an issue.

Watts asked that Albrycht turnover his plans to David Carter, the county’s recreation director, so that Carter could formally submit the plans to the board.

But even without seeing the plans Carter said past studies have shown bathroom renovations would cost at least $10,000.

The county’s entire recreation budget is $50,000 and funds eight parks, Carter said.

“We just don’t have that right now,” Carter said of the money for the project.

But Carter, like the supervisors, acknowledged the need for improvements.

In other news the supervisors heard from Tracy Collins, director of the county’s adolescent offender program. He was following up on a request he first made in April.

That’s when Collins last met with the supervisors to petition for funding for a new van to transport youth in the adolescent offender program.

The program is a last stop before troubled youngsters are sent to the state’s reform school.

As part of the program students are chauffeured to and from home to attend classes during the day. And Collins said the three vans utilized by the 60 students are not adequate.

Of the three, one works well, one does not run and one “is on its last leg.”

In April Collins asked for a new van but was told by the supervisors he would have to wait until the budget was completed to see if funding would be available.

It wasn’t.

“I’ll take a horse and buggy right now,” he said.

Instead Watts recommended Collins petition the City of Natchez for funding.

Collins said since the AOP is part of the Adams County Youth Court, and their grants are handled by the county, he had not considered to asking the city for assistance.

However, after Monday’s meeting he would be contacting the city for help.

Watts also recommended Collins contact the Adams County Sheriff Office to see if they had a van that could be donated. Collins estimated the van would cost $50,000.