District officials describe $34 million West Side athletic campus that includes police annex

Ken Slatz, speaking for SCCPSS, described a planned West Side athletic campus that would incorporate a district police annex and multiple sports facilities. "It's a district wide police annex combined with a West Side athletic complex," Ken Slatz said.
The district representative said the complex would serve Groves High School home games, middle school practices and youth leagues, and would include a youth baseball field and a field house. "A price tag around $34,000,000 gives our campus police a state of the art headquarters," Ken Slatz said.
Supporters at the discussion framed the annex as a safety feature and a way to maximize use of campus facilities. Staff member 4 said, "Having this police annex here is far most 1 of the best features that this stadium could possibly have because we want everyone that enter into this stadium to feel safe." Another staff speaker referenced the district police chief, saying, "Like Chief Enoch says, safety is probably the most important thing we can look at over anything. Right? And to protect our kids and our spectators who come to these games."
Speakers described an intensive activity schedule for the site: middle schools using the stadium for practices and Wednesday games, junior varsity games on Mondays, and flag football in October with games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. "So in October, we'll have an activity at our stadiums almost every day," a staff member said. The speakers said the complex would be available to several schools when Groves is not playing at home.
The discussion in the transcript is descriptive and promotional; no motions, formal votes, or authorizations appear in the provided excerpt. The remarks came across as explaining the facility's intended uses and its perceived public-safety benefits rather than documenting board action or approvals.
The transcript did not specify required approvals, funding sources beyond the cited $34,000,000 price tag, construction timeline, or whether the figure is final or approximate. It also did not record any formal decision, direction to staff, or public-comment motions related to the project.