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Board approves $64,000 contingency match for Simpson Elementary playground
Summary
Harrison County Schools approved a superintendent recommendation to match $64,000 raised by Simpson Elementary with district contingency funds to complete a new playground; the board discussed a retaining wall and noted an additional $25,000 donation from Hope Gas.
The Harrison County Schools board approved a superintendent recommendation to provide a $64,000 match from the district contingency fund to complete a new playground at Simpson Elementary.
Speaker 1 introduced the request and said the information was provided to board members. Superintendent (Speaker 2) confirmed Simpson Elementary had already raised $64,000 and the superintendent's recommendation was to match that amount from contingency. "Simpson has raised $64,000," the superintendent said, and the district had a previously budgeted $180,000 that could help complete the project.
Board members discussed whether maintenance could perform work on the retaining wall or whether the district would need to bid that component out; no final technical procurement action was specified in the discussion. Speaker 5 added that Simpson received another $25,000 from Hope Gas, which would help the overall project budget.
The board moved and seconded the superintendent's recommendation and approved the contingency match by voice vote. The motion carried with an oral "aye"; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Next steps for the project — including whether maintenance performs the retaining-wall work or whether the district solicits bids for that element — were not specified in the meeting record and will require staff follow-up.
