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Politis family offers up to $750,000 to fund Okemos High baseball turf; board to consider Jan. 26
Summary
Superintendent presented a conditional offer of up to $750,000 from the Politis family to build a playable turf baseball field at Okemos High. The gift would be paid in up to six $125,000 installments contingent on a playable field by April 1; the board received the presentation and will vote Jan. 26.
Superintendent Hudson presented an initial gift proposal from Lizette and George Politis to support Okemos High School baseball with a pledge of up to $750,000, and told the board administration will return with details for formal acceptance at the Jan. 26 meeting.
The Politis pledge would be structured in up to six installments of $125,000. According to the administration’s presentation, the first $125,000 would be delivered on or before April 2, and future payments would continue only if a playable turf field for boys baseball is in place by April 1 of the following year. Superintendent Hudson noted the district’s gifts-and-donations policy (3.303) requires board acceptance for gifts that exceed the district’s bid-limit…
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