Board approves replacement bleachers and new baseball scoreboard

The Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7 board approved purchases to replace bleachers destroyed at Grove and to install a new baseball scoreboard.

A staff member told the board the Norpack aluminum bleachers—part of the state bidding program the ESD manages—would replace units destroyed by a driver; the full installed price cited for the bleachers was $46,100. The staff member said the district’s insurance provider is covering the majority of that cost. On the scoreboard, the staff member said, the district will buy a unit for $22,781 and that a $20,000 grant from the Milton Freewater Area Foundation will cover most of the expense.

"This is a copy and paste set of bleachers for that were destroyed there at Grove by a driver ... for 46,100," the staff member said while describing the contract proposal. The staff member also described the scoreboard’s features, noting it displays innings and other game information and that the district will coordinate with the city on installation.

A motion to accept the proposal as presented was moved and seconded by board members, a voice vote was taken and the motion carried.

Board members asked that facilities staff handle installation logistics and that the district coordinate with city authorities about mounting the scoreboard. Staff said Craig’s crew would take down the old bleachers and had previously reassembled the original units.

The item drew procedural discussion but no recorded roll-call vote with named tallies in the transcript; the board’s action was recorded in the meeting as approved.