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Board hears multi‑year facilities update; transportation faces $8 million shortfall and aquatic center warranty work continues
Summary
The district reported receipt of a Mercer facility study draft for Conestoga, plans for phased Campbell County High School demolition and construction, an $8 million shortfall in transportation design, and ongoing warranty and asset decisions for the new aquatic center; trustees asked for state funding clarification and suggested surveying Wright families about swim‑team interest.
The Campbell County School District #1 board received an in‑depth facilities update covering the Conestoga/Mercer study, phased work at Campbell County High School, transportation design concerns, and operations at the new aquatic center.
Facilities leadership reported the district received the Mercer study second draft and will review it with the state construction department; once the district and state reach consensus the report will go to the State Facilities Commission, whose approval is required to release funds and proceed with design and construction. The district noted questions about scoring differences with an earlier 2024 assessment and said it will seek clarification.
On Campbell County High School, district staff described a multi‑phase approach: phase 1 bids (temporary parking, milling of east parking lot and reuse on the grass activity field), demolition of nine outbuildings and the old restroom building, and phase 2 stadium design (field, track, civil work) with the district funding a pavilion (restrooms, concessions, locker rooms). Temporary parking is estimated to accommodate up to about 225 cars on paper but practical capacity may be lower. The design team will review 60% documents with staff on the indicated site visit schedule.
Transportation design was flagged as a major concern. The district stated a roughly $8,000,000 shortfall prevents building to state guideline and that staff will not sign a notice to proceed until the State Facilities Department clarifies available funds. The district said it is exploring cost‑saving design approaches (for example, altering paving scope to save about $1,000,000) and working with local legislators on additional appropriations.
The new aquatic center is operating while some warranty punch‑list work continues; the old aquatic center has been drained and access control disabled after reported leaks. The district will begin asset surplus work in March and present options on the old facility (maintain, demo, subdivide) to the board for future decision. Trustees and community members also discussed whether two‑A schools such as Wright should field independent swim teams; trustees agreed to survey Wright families and students to measure interest before any change.
No final funding decisions were made at the meeting; facilities staff said several items depend on state approvals and appropriations before design or construction can proceed.
