Perryton ISD approves Wright Elementary Phase 2 design and budget as presented

PERRYTON — The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees approved the Wright Elementary Phase 2 project design and the recommended budget during its regular meeting, after a presentation that reviewed playground configuration, paving choices, landscaping and other alternates.

A district presenter reviewed a revised playground plan that reduces some sidewalk square footage while preserving higher-value paved areas and replaces selected asphalt with concrete. The plan includes a new sprinkler system, expanded Bermuda sod areas, and replacement play surfacing and equipment. The presenter said the proposed playground package in the current packet amounts to $410,026 prior to an additional $30,000 contingency, which the presenter summarized as a $440,026 figure when contingencies and possible utility tie-in costs were included.

Board members discussed design choices, including keeping the higher-value paved area and using concrete for selected areas, options to value‑engineer sidewalks, and landscaping/drainage details. A 30-by-30 metal gazebo was shown as an optional item but was not selected; the presenter provided differing cost references during discussion (one figure near $92,000 and another reference to $50,000), and the board did not adopt the gazebo within the selected options.

The presenter also reviewed broader Phase 2 funding assumptions: the packet identified about $3,780,000 available for Phase 2 based on carryover and identified savings from Phase 1. The selected alternates in the packet would push the recommended Phase 2 budget to roughly $3,818,000; the presenter described that as being about $37,000 over the original estimate in the packet but noted contingency and carryover figures could be adjusted to remain within the original estimate if the board chose to remove options.

After discussion, a trustee moved and a second was recorded to approve the Phase 2 budget “as presented.” The transcript records the motion and second and shows the board proceeded to a vote; the meeting record does not include an explicit roll-call tally in the recorded excerpt. The presentation indicated construction and playground work would be performed during the summer after school ends.

The board’s approval authorizes staff and the project team to proceed with the selected design and budget items and to finalize summer construction phasing and utility coordination. The district did not adopt additional financing measures or change funding sources in the recorded discussion.