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Superintendent Stoop briefs council on failed ballot, turf project and $2.44M Laurel Elementary grant
Summary
Superintendent Troy Stoop told the Junction City Council the district’s May ballot measure failed and staff are planning for a possible May re‑run; the district has secured a $2,440,000 seismic rehabilitation grant for Laurel Elementary and is pursuing turf field replacements with substantial nonprofit support.
Superintendent Troy Stoop updated the Junction City Council on July 9 about the district’s summer work and capital planning.
Stoop said the May ballot measure failed and the district is evaluating timing for a future measure, noting it is too late to change the November ballot and that next May is a potential target. He summarized several capital projects: a turf replacement project for the high‑school baseball, football and softball fields (the district has been approved to apply to the Community Sports Development Council, which can fund up to 70% of purchase and installation costs), volunteer‑built indoor batting/field‑house structures, and safety‑protocol updates including formalized reunification sites and continued use of a school resource officer.
On facility work, Stoop said the district received a competitive state seismic rehabilitation grant for Laurel Elementary totaling $2,440,000 to address structural issues in the southeast portion of the building; the district intends to phase repairs and apply for additional grants to complete the whole building. Bids for the seismic work will be issued via RFP with an expected completion timeline of next summer, and the district has retained David McKay with HMK to manage the work.
Stoop said summer programs are underway through Aug. 15 and staff are focusing on instructional monitoring and team‑based classroom feedback ahead of the new school year. He closed by inviting council questions; councilors asked clarifying questions about grant reapplication timelines and the phased nature of the Laurel project.
