Blue Ridge board unanimously approves summer camps plan, purchasing coop and teacher‑housing MOU
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Summary
Board approved a district summer‑camps program intended to generate revenue for facilities and athletic needs, joined Equalis cooperative purchasing, and accepted an MOU for a graded dirt road (Goby Lane) to serve teacher housing; all motions passed unanimously.
The Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) Board voted unanimously to approve a slate of measures intended to support facilities and program operations, including a new summer‑camp program designed to generate revenue for facility upkeep, a cooperative purchasing agreement and a memorandum of understanding to install a road serving planned teacher housing.
The board accepted the consent agenda (items 2.1–2.5) without removal before turning to Item 3.1, a presentation and proposal to host 3–5 day athletic and enrichment camps at district facilities. District athletic administrators said camps would generate revenue to maintain fields, buy uniforms and equipment, fund professional development for coaches and create summer employment. They described operational safeguards — waivers, rosters, insurance requirements and a camp coordinator — and said home teams would receive scheduling priority.
“Summer camps provide the opportunity for us to generate a revenue to make it manageable, to improve facilities,” a presenting administrator said. Board members raised concerns about potential strain on maintenance and food services and asked for clarity on restroom and locker‑room repairs; presenters said those needs would be prioritized and that the district would track and transparently report camp revenues and expenditures.
The board approved the summer‑camp recommendation by voice vote with no dissent. The board also approved Item 3.2, joining/continuing use of the Equalis cooperative purchasing group to maintain procurement compliance and work with a local vendor used for transportation and CTE auto needs. Board members described that item as routine and housekeeping; it passed unanimously.
On Item 3.3 the board accepted a memorandum of understanding with the town for construction of a graded dirt road (identified in discussion as Goby Lane) to provide access to teacher housing behind the Love Kitchen. The town will install the road to an AB (aggregate base) specification that presenters said meets ADOT standards; the district will be responsible for ongoing maintenance, and participants clarified town plowing policy for dirt roads (town said it plows dirt roads only when snowfall exceeds six to eight inches). The MOU was approved unanimously.
Votes at a glance: consent agenda accepted (unanimous); summer‑camps program approved (unanimous); Equalis cooperative purchasing approved (unanimous); teacher‑housing MOU (Goby Lane) approved (unanimous).
