District says tennis-court project nearly complete; board approves preschool-playground equipment bid

Administrators told the board the Greenfield Central High School tennis-court project is nearly finished and currently holds a temporary certificate of occupancy, with a small punch list and final security-camera installation remaining.

Staff said concrete replacement work between court sets has been inspected and the courts themselves are in good shape. The district also described ongoing light renovations at the Maxwell building (painting, plumbing, moving staff and student clubs, and establishing a lockable SRO/police space) that will continue through the summer.

Separately, the board reviewed a preschool playground procurement issue: playground equipment was omitted from earlier bids. Skillman (the district’s project manager referenced in the packet) solicited quotes, vetted responses and recommended PlayPros (packet also referenced ClayPros/PlayPros variants) to supply equipment for the Westland preschool playground. After a motion, the board approved the recommended playground-equipment quote.

Staff also presented a parking concept overlaying additional parking where some tennis courts are sited to offset parking lost when an auditorium was added. Engineers from Veritas Group and city staff reviewed the plan; the current sketch showed 181 parking spaces with one ADA space relocated to the northeast corner to improve visitor access. Staff indicated no immediate action was required on the parking concept.

The board took the playground bid approval as formal action; no other construction items required votes that evening.