Elko County oversight committee approves capital expenditures, gets update on Waiheke Mine School construction

At a meeting of the County School Capital Projects Oversight Committee (date provided in the record: not specified), members approved expenditures from the school district capital projects fund and received progress reports on several ongoing projects, including the Waiheke Mine School construction project. The committee approved the expenditures “as presented” after a motion and second; all members present voted in favor. Superintendent Clayton Anderson warned the committee that the district’s master plan could change if legislative changes to funding mechanisms finalize. “It’s a plan and as, when the data changes, plans change also,” Anderson said. The Waiheke Mine School construction project, budgeted at approximately $64.5 million in state funding, is under district management. A project representative, Matt Stalky, reported that site preparation is mostly complete and that crews are “doing a lot of footings and concrete pouring right now.” He added that a concrete batch plant on site is reducing trucking costs and producing good concrete. Committee members received updates on other district capital items. The food science building still has a few punch-list items; a roofing project at “Old Central” is complete; the grammar office relocation is underway; and ongoing school safety projects continue to progress. The contractor identified in the meeting transcript as “C C and D” was reported to be roughly two weeks ahead of schedule on one project. Committee members discussed scheduling future oversight meetings so members could review any post‑legislative changes to the district’s internal capital priorities. The group agreed to set future dates after the school district’s internal capital meeting and to be flexible; item H on the agenda (scheduling) was tabled for further coordination. No formal action was taken on the master plan itself at the meeting; members emphasized the plan will be re‑evaluated if funding or matching requirements change. There were no public comments that required action during this session. The committee accepted the capital improvements update by motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous among members present. The committee adjourned after final comments and scheduling discussion.