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Track resurfacing estimated at $350,000; county and school consider a multi-party funding plan with May decision timeline
Summary
Staff estimated about $350,000 to resurface the existing named track and proposed a collaborative funding model with school contribution of $80,000 and possible county share; committee noted May is the decision deadline to allow a July contractor start.
School staff told the committee the existing competition track (referred to in the transcript variously as Kisha Waller and Trisha Waller) could be resurfaced for roughly $350,000 and that a collaborative funding model would allow the track to remain a community-access facility while providing for preventive maintenance.
Under the collaborative option presented, multiple partners (school division, Hitachi/contract partners, South Boston, town of Halifax and the county) would each contribute toward an annual preventative maintenance fund (example: $10,000 per listed partner) and the county would assume electricity and lighting maintenance for public access. Dr. Buckley and staff said the school division has set aside $80,000 to contribute toward track improvements in the near term.
Staff said the contractor that provided the estimate indicated availability to complete resurfacing as early as July if commitments are made by May. Committee members discussed the need to finalize commitments quickly, the options for using 1% sales-tax receipts and bond interest as potential funding sources, and scheduling a joint meeting of the school board and county supervisors to decide.
The committee did not vote on funding at the meeting; members agreed to continue discussion and to try to firm a timeline for decisions that would allow work to proceed in the summer.
