(STURGIS) - Monday night the Sturgis Board of Education was presented with three questions for a possible bond recommendation.
The questions were created following a work session November 6 where the Board was reminded that following the defeat of a bond in May, a survey was done of the community who shared what they would and would not support in a future bond proposal.
The Board asked the Administrative Team to come back with three questions to possibly present to the public. Sturgis Superintendent Dr. Art Ebert says the first question would be geared towards the academic and building items. This would include all of the work for the school buildings both interior and exterior, along with furnishing and the support items such as the transportation building. This would cost $51.2 million.
Question 2 according to Ebert, would address needs at the athletic fields. There would be a reduced scope for athletics compared to the May bond proposal. The football field would stay natural grass and have some re-seeding and work done to it. There would also be new LED lights installed. The track would be resurfaced, plus there would be substantial work at the soccer field, along with some updates for the baseball and softball diamonds. Total cost would be $9.2 million.
The Third Question would focus on a new community pool according to Ebert. The new pool/aquatic center would have 8 lanes for swimming, a diving well and seating for 300 people. It would also include locker rooms and bathrooms and technology. Additional work would be to fill in the existing pools. The work would cost $26.3 million.
The new bond proposal would be at 6.95 mills. No timeline was given by the Board of Education on if or when they might bring these proposals to the community.