Nearly 300 girls who play softball at Union Park in Midvale could lose their fields if Salt Lake County builds a recreation center on the site.

The Mt. Olympus Fastpitch Softball League, based in Cottonwood Heights, plays almost all of its games at Union Park. Construction plans for a proposed $21 million Union Park Recreation Center show the building going up where two of the park's three softball fields sit, according to FOX 13 News, which first reported the conflict.

The rec center is one of 30 projects tied to a $128 million Recreation General Obligation Bond on the Salt Lake County ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3. If voters approve the bond, the league says it may have nowhere to play.

"It's going to affect our girls, and we might be out of a league that's in high demand right now," league president Jamie Walker told FOX 13.

Only fields on the east side

Coach Madelyn Corey said Union Park's diamonds are the only county-dedicated girls' softball fields north of Draper and east of I-15. When the league started its first season three years ago, organizers tried to book the Larry H. Miller softball complex in Millcreek. The county told them it was booked every Saturday and weekend outside of winter, Walker said.

The league began with 120 girls and has nearly tripled since. Players range from age 4 through high school.

Player Jemma Corey said the fields feel like home and that the league helps her make new friends each season.

What the bond would fund

The Salt Lake Tribune reported the Salt Lake County Council initially authorized up to $100 million for the bond but raised the cap to $128 million to add projects in West Jordan and Salt Lake City. About $62.3 million would fund new construction. The bond would not raise property taxes; it replaces expiring 2016 bonds at roughly $16.39 per year for the average county homeowner.

The Union Park project qualified for bond funding because the park sits on county-owned land, according to Recreation Bond Advisory Board meeting minutes from June 12.

No county response yet

Salt Lake County had not responded to FOX 13's request for comment as of the station's report, published Oct. 12. No county official has confirmed or denied whether the softball fields would be permanently removed or relocated.

Walker said the league hopes to open a conversation with county officials about preserving the fields while still building the rec center. No meeting between the two sides has been scheduled.