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Parent and board press for athletic facilities fixes as operations detail costly roof, chiller and bus needs
Summary
A parent urged the board to repair Staffords athletic facilities after a failed bond; operations staff outlined deferred-maintenance priorities including middle-school and fieldhouse roofs, a damaged gym floor (estimate ~$154,000), ECC and central chillers (replacement costs in the hundreds of thousands), and replacement buses (~$165,000 each).
A parent and district staff used the Jan. 12 Stafford Municipal School Board meeting to press for near-term fixes to athletic and campus facilities and to map funding paths for larger repairs.
Denisha Upe, who identified herself as treasurer of the Stafford Athletic Parent Organization and a booster parent, told trustees the failed bond left unresolved needs for athletic infrastructure. She called attention to a damaged baseball scoreboard and windscreen—items the district needs before spring sports—and urged the board to explore funding alternatives outside a bond and to consider earmarking rental revenue or other local sources to preserve facilities.…
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