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Board frames North Middle turf and field improvements, public comments split over safety and urgency
Summary
Administrators described a capital-reserve proposition to resurface North Middle's field with synthetic turf and related site work; supporters at public comment called the project urgent for athletics, while opponents raised health and environmental concerns about artificial turf.
District staff told the Board of Education on April 22 that voters will be asked to permit withdrawal from an existing capital reserve to fund athletic and site improvements at North Middle School, including replacement of the synthetic turf field, track resurfacing, drainage and related site work.
Deputy Superintendent John O'Keefe said the capital-reserve proposition does not affect the tax levy because the funds were previously set aside by voters. "This proposition is to utilize funds from the capital reserve, which has no financial impact on the voter," O'Keefe said during the budget presentation, summarizing the ballot language shown on the district slide.
Board members and administrators discussed the project timeline and contingency planning. O'Keefe said architects and construction…
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