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Facilities report: irrigation fixes, stadium wiring and a $12K–$15K plan to install baseball infield sprinklers
Summary
Maintenance staff reported multiple projects: irrigation reprogramming at the new high school, a broken gym stairway window to be repaired mid-June, shorted stadium wiring, storm-drain repairs and a proposed underground sprinkler system for the baseball diamond estimated at $12,000–$15,000.
Prosser School District maintenance director Andy Howe told the board on June 11 about ongoing facility work across the district, including irrigation programming, stadium wiring problems, storm-drain repairs and an estimated $12,000–$15,000 plan to install underground sprinklers for the baseball diamond.
Howe said irrigation at the new high school was reprogrammed and crews replaced bulbs in the gym sign; the district also repaired a damaged flagpole cable. He reported a broken large stairway window on the side of the gym that crews expect to replace on the 17th and ongoing work to diagnose a wiring short affecting six irrigation zones at the stadium.
At Witsand (a district site), crews discovered storm drain rings that had not been grouted when originally installed; Van Bell Excavating remediated the drains, tamped backfill and repaved the cut areas, Howe said. He also described localized asphalt and subsurface failures around the bus shop that required excavation and repaving.
Howe presented a plan to install an underground irrigation system on the baseball diamond and said he had one contractor’s estimate for parts and expected total costs in the "$12.12 to 15,000 total" range (parts estimated at about $7,000 plus labor). He said if bidding and scheduling go as planned he would like to have the work completed by September so the field could be backfilled, seeded and watered ahead of the next season.
Other work in progress included a new reader board sign at Heights, lighting and exterior painting at the district office, and possible enclosure for dry storage at Woodstrand in anticipation of a state boiler-room inspection. Howe said many tasks are being prioritized while the shop remains lightly staffed.
Board members asked follow-up questions about irrigation approaches and long-term funding; Howe said a piecemeal approach to underground irrigation (doing key fields first) was being considered because full system installation is costly.
