An extra $5 million for the school building project could be used to add turf and lighting to the property’s new playing fields, and members of the project’s building committee are eyeing a grant to pay for it. Construction began in mid-2022, and the middle-high school project is well underway on Major Besse Drive. Construction crews are working on the actual buildings, which are being built on steel beams and concrete foundations. The new school campus, which has separate spaces for middle and high school students, and shared areas, such as the cafeteria, gym, auditorium and athletic spaces, is taking shape. The grant request came to the City Council with a grant application for their review, defining the reasons why the grant was needed. The application also defined the high school’s athletic fields and the adjacent city swimming pool, playground, basketball courts and other community facilities as a “Community Fitness Complex” that would be used by the whole town, not just the high school.
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