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Public questions board about javelin pad rumor on $1.2M track-and-turf project; board says javelin would be separate add-on
Summary
A member of the public asked why a javelin pad was not disclosed in the Keystone Sports construction track-and-turf contract; the board said the previously approved contract amount did not include a javelin pad and that an optional add-on is estimated at about $60,000 and would require a future agenda item and capital-account funding.
During public comment, Dolores Garis asked why a javelin pit had been added to the district’s track-and-turf project and cited a rumor that the feature would cost $660,000. Garis asked who approved the javelin pad and whether the public had been misled about the project scope.
Board member Mr. Webby responded that the board previously approved the track-and-turf project pending solicitor review and that the contract amount approved by the board did not include a javelin area. He said there is an "adder" for a javelin area of roughly $60,000 that the board could consider in the future, but that the $1.2 million figure discussed at the meeting referred only to the track-and-turf scope without the javelin add-on. Webby said the javelin option would appear as a separate agenda item and — if approved — would be paid from the district’s capital account.
The exchange also included a public question about whether any board members had vested interests in contractors; the board stated none were disclosed. The board emphasized that any decision to add the javelin area would require a separate vote and public transparency.
