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Platte County School District #1 Weighs $150,000 Gym Video-and-Audio Upgrade, Board Voices Concerns About Priorities
Summary
Administrators proposed a Daktronics video board plus audio upgrades for WHS (two line items ~ $111,000 and $35,000; combined ~ $150,000). Supporters cited student media and emergency-broadcast benefits; skeptics said other buildings lack full climate control and questioned spending priorities.
Speaker 1 (Unidentified Speaker) introduced a proposal to install a video display and audio upgrades at WHS. Speaker 2 said the bid was a BOCES contract and that the district had authorized going to bid last November but delayed procurement pending other priorities.
Speaker 6 (Unidentified Speaker) described benefits for students and the community, including STEM and digital-production opportunities, and said Daktronics would work with students. He cited local advertising revenue examples: "They're charging $500 a year per business, and they have 40 businesses. So…
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