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Board hears proposal to lease turf-line painting machine; chair cites time savings and a possible $67,000 annual fee
Summary
Administrators briefed the board on a turf-line painting 'turf tank' lease option that could reduce field striping time (machine: ~3.5 hours per football field) and include paint and supplies in an annual agreement the chair estimated near $67,000; committee review and vendor negotiations were requested before a decision.
Chair (speaker 1) presented an option to lease or enter an annual agreement for a turf-line painting machine, telling the board the machine "would take 3.5 hours for that to paint the football field" compared with 4–8 hours of staff time when including layout and numbers. The chair said the annual service model includes paint and supplies, training (a $1,500 waiver was discussed), and that the vendor proposed a 65/35 cost split with Montrose; he characterized an upper-end annual fee near "$67,000, annual fee," while noting the price may be lower in final negotiations.
Board members asked about return on investment, contract term (three years mentioned), whether custodial/maintenance staff would still oversee setup and how practice fields would be handled. The chair requested committee feedback by November 12 if the district wished to pursue an agreement for next fiscal cycle; the board did not vote at the meeting and asked administration to provide the vendor proposal and any cost breakdowns for review.
