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Wantagh superintendent asks board to use up to $55,000 from repair reserve to fix high school baseball infield
Summary
The Wantagh superintendent asked the board to approve up to $55,000 from the repair reserve to renovate the Wantagh High School varsity baseball infield after a failed referendum; no public comment was offered and the request was included in the consent approvals.
The Wantagh superintendent asked the Board of Education on Aug. 6 to approve an expenditure of up to $55,000 from the district repair reserve to renovate the Wantagh High School varsity baseball infield.
"I'm asking the board tonight, to approve an expenditure out of our repair reserve, up to $55,000 to cover the cost of that work," the superintendent said during the meeting's public-hearing portion on the project. The superintendent said the project was part of a previously proposed referendum that voters did not approve, and that the district had since obtained quotes for the work.
The renovation scope described by the superintendent includes removing the existing infield, adding new topsoil, installing sod and addressing grading issues. The superintendent said the field requires significant repairs to be ready for the spring season.
The public-hearing portion of the meeting was opened for questions and comments; the superintendent said there were no members of the public for that hearing and the board moved forward. The repair-reserve item (listed on the agenda as H12) was part of a packet of routine items the board approved by motion and voice vote during the meeting.
Next steps identified in the meeting: the board included the repair-reserve request in its consent approvals. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote count for the item; decisions were recorded as voice votes with "Aye."
