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Board approves stadium lights and multiple technology and safety projects; Memorial Park lease tabled for negotiation
Summary
At the committee-of-the-whole meeting the board approved a stadium lights contract, district technology purchases, safety bollards and several other action items; the proposed Memorial Park lease was not approved and the athletic committee was empowered to negotiate.
The Shippensburg Area School District board acted on a package of contracts and purchases at its meeting, approving stadium lighting for the new turf stadium, multiple technology replacements and safety improvements while tabling a proposed Memorial Park lease.
Stadium lights and related stadium equipment: The board approved a lights contract to equip the new stadium and practice area. The low-level summary in the presentation listed a package that included stadium lighting for the football/soccer field, additional fixtures to light field-event areas (long jump, pole vault) and practice-field lighting; the construction-fund purchase was authorized at approximately $321,578 for the lights package and related options. Administration told the board the lights could be ordered in advance and installed once borough approvals and permitting were complete; the district expected that ordering now reduced lead-time risk.
Technology and classroom equipment: The board approved several planned technology purchases that will be paid from the district’s technology fund or fund balance. These approvals included replacement student Chromebooks (revised quote of about $193,000), replacement interactive displays (50…
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