Trustees weigh large one-time projects including $6.25M junior-high complex and $8M practice field

Staff identified major capital projects included or carried forward in the proposed 2026–27 budget: a junior-high athletic complex cost estimated at $6,250,000 (including bids and architecture/engineering), a remaining $1,350,000 for bus barn phase 1, and a new proposed $8,000,000 covered high-school practice field. Trustees questioned the timing for such one-time expenditures, with one member arguing that removing or delaying about $14,000,000 in one-time projects would materially change the district's ability to restore fund balance.