By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor
$14 million in improvements will include upgrading the stadium and track
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public School District in partnership with Oceana County Press.
HART — Voters in the Hart Public School district voted 632-408 to pass a bond issue Tuesday, May 6.
The successful passage of the proposal will allow the district’s bond levy to continue, generating about $14 million at no additional cost to the taxpayers. The funds will be used to make improvements throughout the school’s campus, including upgrades to the football stadium and track.
The current millage rate is 4.49 mills, which includes the 2015 bond and the previous bond from many years ago.
“I am extremely grateful,” said Superintendent Mark Platt on Wednesday. “I know it’s tough out there, and yet people were willing to support the school. I couldn’t be more pleased. Sixty one percent is a big number,” he said of the voting margin.
A rendering of the proposed stadium.
Improvements will include:
Stadium and track — $6.7 million:
- New eight-lane competition track
- ADA accessible improvements and renovation to the grandstands and bleachers
- New concession and restroom building
- New press box
- Relocate the long jump and pole vault (location to be determined)
- New parking lot and plaza
Spitler Elementary — $3.8 million:
- East wing renovation, including carpet, ceiling and countertops
- Restroom renovation
- Upgrade to water heater and boiler
- Bottle refillers/drinking water stations
- Mechanical upgrades
Diman Wolf Early Childhood Center — $1 million:
- Secure vestibules/entryways
- New exterior doors and windows
- Bottle refillers/drinking water stations
- Electrical upgrades
- Roofing upgrades
High School — $1.3 million:
- HVAC upgrades
- Bottle refillers/drinking water stations
- Partial roof replacement
Middle School — $1 million:
- Secure vestibule/entryway upgrades
- Water heaters and boiler upgrades
- Bottle refillers/drinking water stations
- Plumbing fixture upgrades
Construction could begin as early as next fall.
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