Track /Football Field Project Gathers Renewed Momentum

Another Great Outdoors Colorado grant application will be submitted by March 4th. GOCO has urged the School District/ERBM Recreation and Park District community partnership not to sit out a cycle and lose momentum; the issues which kept the last application ‘out of the winner’s circle’ have been resolved; and new data has also been identified through ERBM which significantly strengthens the application. These are all good indicators and hopefully the application will receive an award in mid-June.

The project will start immediately and bids will be awarded contingent on receiving a grant award. The continued disintegration of the facility exacerbates student athlete/user safety and School District liability concerns. It’s also important to exercise good stewardship of Starbuck Stadium as it represents a significant taxpayer asset. To do so with dollars which legally can’t go into our academic classrooms as well as private donations, make this a win-win endeavor.

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