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Sturgeon Bay board adopts Memorial Outdoor Athletic Complex master plan, says no district dollars committed now
Summary
The Sturgeon Bay School District board voted to adopt a Memorial Outdoor Athletic Complex master plan that lays out phased steps with the city; board members and staff emphasized the district is not committing referendum or capital project dollars to phase 1 or future phases at this time.
The Sturgeon Bay School District board voted May 20 to adopt a Memorial Outdoor Athletic Complex master plan that lays out phased planning, bidding and construction steps the district and the city will pursue cooperatively. Board members and staff said the action authorizes the district to participate in planning but does not commit school referendum or capital project dollars to the first phase.
The master plan, requested by the city, sets out five broad steps: finalize phase‑1 designs, complete a phase‑1 plan, proceed to bidding and construction, refine an intergovernmental agreement and award a construction contract. During discussion staff clarified that any exchange of land or formal commitments would be handled in a separate intergovernmental agreement and would require subsequent board votes.
"The board is not committing any referendum or capital project dollars to phase 1 or future phases at this time," a district administrator said while summarizing the presentation and emphasizing that cost estimates and maintenance responsibilities were included in the packet materials. Board members pressed for language that preserves the board’s discretion over funding and any future vote to allocate capital funds.
Several board members who supported the motion said the plan allows the district to cooperate on design and logistics without obligating taxpayers to construction costs. One member noted staff had talked with city aldermen and community stakeholders while another said public feedback on the plan had been limited so far.
The board voted to adopt the master plan and move forward on the steps outlined in the presentation; no further fiscal commitments were authorized by the motion. Next steps identified by staff include refining the intergovernmental agreement with the city, completing final design and returning to the board for any action on funding, land transfer or contract awards.
The discussion and vote took place under the meeting’s operations agenda; the board moved on to other business after the motion carried.
