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Board approves concept to rebuild on-campus field, add 8-lane track and turf; budget capped at $3.1 million
Summary
The school board approved a concept to rotate and rebuild the on-campus field and install an 8-lane track with turf to avoid later "negative work"; the concept budget was approved not to exceed $3,100,000. The vote was unanimous, 7-0.
The Galena School Board approved a concept design Tuesday to replace and reconfigure on-campus athletic facilities, including an 8-lane track and artificial turf field, capping the concept budget at $3,100,000.
Presenters said the campus's existing football field was substantially disturbed by current geothermal well-field construction and heavy staging for the high-school project. "The field is absolutely destroyed. It is absolutely destroyed," a facilities presenter said during the briefing to illustrate why restorative work alone…
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