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Board approves relocating most athletic fields to Capitol campus during West High rebuild, cites $20–25M savings
Summary
Salt Lake City School District trustees on Feb. 8 approved a construction approach for the West High rebuild that places most athletic fields on the Capitol‑campus side of the site to reduce utility relocations and project escalation costs.
Salt Lake City School District trustees on Feb. 8 approved a construction strategy for the West High rebuild that favors placing most athletic fields on the school’s Capitol‑campus side to reduce utility‑relocation work and shorten the project timeline.
What the board decided: By recorded roll call, the board voted to approve “Option 2” as presented by auxiliary services and the district’s architects — a campus arrangement that shifts about 90% of construction to the Capitol side and keeps athletic fields on district‑owned parcels near that campus. The motion carried on a roll‑call vote in which six members voted yes; at least one board member was recorded absent for the vote.
Why it matters: District staff and contractors told the…
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