Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
photo by Steve kadel
travis Kinder of robinson & owen heavy construction Inc. drives a grader
Aug. 9 to smooth the base of the new Sisters high School track.
TRACk: Construction
is part of bond
approved by voters
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Sports Surfaces, the company
installing the track surface,
said final work on the oval
will be done during the fol-
lowing three weeks when
Sisters’ football team is on
the road.
Beynon is the company
that installed the track at
the University of Oregon’s
Hayward Field.
Security is a big one
with the district. And
the list includes a lot of
deferred maintenance.
— ryan Stock,
Director of operations
“We have quality guys on
the ground,” Grimes said.
The district also will
receive $4 million this fall in
state matching money. Scholl
said he hopes that amount —
coupled with the bond — will
allow the district to complete
its entire list of needed main-
tenance and safety upgrades.
“Safety and security is a
high priority,” he said.
Director of Operations
Ryan Stock agreed, say-
ing, “Security is a big one
with the district. And the list
includes a lot of deferred
maintenance.”
The safety and security
aspect of the bond package
will cost about $2.7 million.
It includes security cameras,
door and lock upgrades,
more visible entries to build-
ings, and automated access
controls.
In addition to the new
track and tennis courts, a
$3.4 million component of
the bond includes making
the football stadium safe and
compliant with the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
The bond work also
features $3.2 million for site
improvements at all three
schools to reduce operating
costs. An estimated 50 proj-
ects are part of that work,
with Robinson & Owen
Heavy Construction Inc. of
Sisters doing many of the
upgrades.
The district will use $1.27
million of the bond to pay off
its full faith and credit obli-
gation, allowing it to avoid
making six annual payments
of $240,000.
Although the bulk of reno-
vation work is weeks ahead,
Scholl and the school board
are busy with other bond-
related tasks. Requests for
proposals for various projects
are being sent out, and the
district is recruiting an engi-
neer and architect.
Brett Hudson has been
named project manager and
will oversee all aspects of
construction. His salary is
being paid with bond funds,
Scholl said.
Oversight will also be
the job of a citizens commit-
tee convened to monitor the
work.
“Then, if the community
has questions, we can run it
through them,” Scholl said of
the committee. “It’s good to
have another set of eyes on
the bond.”
The superintendent
expressed appreciation for
bond support. He said Sisters
School District is fortunate
to have an older population
of residents who understand
the importance of public
education.
It’s good to have
another set of eyes
on the bond.
— Superintendent
curt Scholl
“We are very excited
about the opportunities this
bond gives us, and we’re
thankful to the community,”
Scholl said.
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