NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — Pretty Prairie USD 311 Superintendent Ashley Anderson has an important meeting on the upcoming bond issue in the district.
"I actually meet with the architect today to just kind of revamp some of the ideas that we had with the middle school gym remodel and a new addition there, with a lobby and concession stand and restrooms," Anderson said. "We're trying to keep our price tag at something that's you know, doable in the community, as well as planning for the future and stretching a little bit."
There are several strategies that will be discussed, but having the gym be more sized to the typical crowd than to the KSHSAA minimum to host substate is on the table.
"If we try to get the capacity to host something like substate, what is the price tag on something like that, compared to, we bring in crowds of 600," Anderson said. "Is it 750? Is that enough for us? Is that going to be large enough for what we're going to do here? Being able to host tournaments would be great for us."
It's also not a guarantee that everything will be rolled into one question, either.
"We ran a $10.4 million bond issue in September," Anderson said. "It failed by about 70 votes. We know we've got to be under that. Another strategy is separating questions. Maybe do a maintenance package and then a gym expansion as a second question. There's some strategy there that can also be played with. Really, until we know the square footage of the addition and have a solidified plan for what we want that addition to truly be, we can't put a price tag to anything."
The plan is to have a proposal for the school board in January.
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