Reno County School Board approves minor capital spending, accepts offer on surplus parcel

The Reno County School Board on July 17 approved two immediate actions: staff recommendations to fund 15 minor capital projects and to accept an offer for the sale of a district-owned parcel near the old Starky School.

Mr. Todd Kaggles presented the capital requests and told the board that "staff recommends that $1,36,500 be appropriated for minor capital special projects to fully fund the project budgets." The transcript records the recommended dollar figure in that form; the exact appropriation amount is unclear in the meeting record.

Board members moved and seconded the capital request and the sale recommendation in separate motions. The clerk recorded affirmative responses from the listed members during roll-call: Mr. Greenway, Mr. London, Mr. John, Mr. Hudson, Miss Clemens and the member recorded as "M." The board accepted staff's recommendation to move forward with the sale after staff said an offer equal to appraised value had been received for the parcel (staff noted the parcel had been previously designated surplus and is located near Pinforest Elementary School).

Neither the motion minutes nor the transcript named the mover or seconder for the recorded motions beyond the statements "So moved" and "Second." The board did not record a formal dollar amount in readable form for the capital appropriation in the transcript; the written record available in board documents should be consulted for the exact appropriation figure.

The board took no public testimony on the parcel sale; the public hearing opened and closed with no speakers recorded. The meeting adjourned after the board’s routine reports and announcements.

What happens next: staff will proceed with the administrative steps required to complete the surplus parcel sale and to implement the approved minor capital projects. For precise spending figures and sale terms, the board’s posted minutes and supporting documents in BoardDocs should be consulted.