Board weighs about $2 million for a track and football field

What happened

The board has been studying a track and field. In June the owner's representative put the all-in cost of materials and work at over $4.3 million, with the track alone about $800,000 to $1 million. On September 14, 2026 the board heard that $1 million is set aside in the budget and about $972,000 could be moved from contingency, for roughly $1.97 million. Itemized bids were due in late September, and the October 12 agenda lists a proposal to allocate contingency reserve funds for the track and field.

Why it matters to families

It is a large optional project that competes with other building needs, and the money would come from contingency set aside for construction surprises.

The evidence

Minutes of the June 15 and September 14, 2026 meetings and the October 12, 2026 agenda. No decision to spend the money is in the collected record.

The source