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Board hears timeline and funding for scoreboard, turf, track and auditorium work; superintendent recommends paying scoreboard from SPLOST
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Finney recommended paying outright for a new scoreboard rather than financing it, citing savings and SPLOST capacity. Board received construction updates on turf, track, auditorium seating and training for scoreboard operation.
The Harris County Board of Education received construction and capital‑project updates on June 12 and heard the superintendent recommend using SPLOST funds to pay for a new stadium scoreboard.
Superintendent Dr. Finney told the board auditors recommended purchasing the scoreboard outright rather than financing it because it would save interest and not appear as a liability on the district’s debt schedule. He said district SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) funds already include the scoreboard cost within this year’s summer projects and that, after…
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