Board advances RCHS athletic performance complex design as finance report flags a $183,000 SEEK shortfall
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Rockcastle CountySchool Board gave support to advance schematic design for the RCHS Athletic Performance Complex and received a monthly financial report that said a final SEEK allocation reduced transportation-related funding by about $183,000; the design team noted schedule risks tied to final engineering.
The Rockcastle County Board of Education voted to advance the schematic design package for the Rock Athletic Performance Complex and discussed related budget and schedule questions during its regular meeting.
DECO representatives presented renderings and a schematic package for the RCHS complex (project BG-26-226), showing field layouts, a pre-engineered metal building, seating built into the hillside, and interior features. The design team said they had moved toward a full turf interior playing surface and described locker-room options: the package currently shows 88 lockers total (44 per gender) with 40 seats designed as full game-time-style lockers.
The presenter cautioned that final engineering remains outstanding and that engineering delays are the principal schedule risk; the design team said they aimed to reach bid-ready documents in late May or early June and pursue construction bids thereafter. "Our hope is to, be back in front of you for the next couple months," the presenter said, describing a sequence of two more board presentations before final documents.
Separately, the district finance officer (Miss Jenny) reviewed the monthly report for February: Fund 1 balance of about $5.7 million, bond payments this month totaling $752,017.73 and a total cash/investment figure of about $43.6 million including construction funds. She said the final SEEK allocation produced an unexpected negative impact of roughly $183,000 tied to transportation funding, and that a proposed $40-per-student SEEK increase would amount to about $79,000 for Rockcastle.
Board members asked about locker capacity, flagpole and recurring flag costs (the design presenter noted five-figure options for very large ceremonial flags and suggested smaller alternatives), phasing to protect athletic seasons if construction is delayed, and the timeline to take bids and begin construction. The board moved and seconded a motion to support advancing the presented schematic design and to continue work toward bid documents; the transcript records the motion and a second and the board's support to proceed.
The board did not record a detailed roll-call vote on the design item in the public transcript; the design team will return with revised drawings and final engineering.
