The Cumberland County Board of Education voted Oct. 28 to authorize soliciting bids for resurfacing district tennis courts and approved moving forward on smaller paving work at Martin Elementary.

The resurfacing project was described as a capital item likely to require fund-balance funding; staff said it would likely cost around $100,000 and would require putting the project out to bid and coordinating start dates to avoid disrupting high-school tennis season. The board approved a motion to solicit bids and to prepare a budget amendment to route funds from the district fund balance; the board chair and staff noted that work could be scheduled to begin in spring and that contracts can specify a start window to protect against winter weather.

On a separate facilities item, staff reported they obtained three quotes for parent pick-up paving at Martin Elementary, with the lowest quote coming in at about $21,050 (below the county's $25,000 threshold for formal bidding). Procurement staff said a purchase order had been pulled and was with the paving contractor but that a start date had not yet been set; construction could take about two weeks once work begins and might temporarily close the parent pick-up line before the Christmas break.

Board members also discussed parent pick-up traffic at Homestead Elementary and requested additional on-site observation to document flow and potential safety fixes.

Finance staff said they had prepared a budget amendment for the tennis work and would process the request through the finance committee and county commission as required for fund-balance expenditures.