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Board hears Red Devil Ranch center‑pivot update; funding moved to future meeting pending answers
Summary
District staff and a grant lead reviewed a center‑pivot irrigation project at Red Devil Ranch that needs additional power work and site clearing; trustees asked for more information and unanimously voted to table funding until staff returns with answers about water, power and costs.
District staff presented progress and additional costs for a center‑pivot irrigation system at the Red Devil Ranch agricultural education site and asked trustees to consider funding the remaining work. The board heard that a prior grant paid for the pivot hardware (roughly $125,000) but that the pivot cannot operate without additional electrical work and site clearing.
Why it matters: Red Devil Ranch is a district educational site; enabling irrigation would expand hands‑on agricultural instruction and vocational learning for students. Board members questioned technical, water‑rights and budget…
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