NICKERSON, Kan. — The Nickerson School Board continue to work around some major improvements to the high school football field and track during a busy Monday meeting.
After much discussion, the Board decided to put out a request for bids for a new natural grass field. The Board hopes to have bids in about two weeks. Once the issue of the football field is taken care of attention will then turn to the track.
The Board is prepared to accept a bid from Mid America Contractors at a cost of nearly $440,000. The work will include an all-new track, runways, and the rest of the needs for field events. With the football field needing attention the track will likely have to wait until 2021 to be completed.
The Board also approved spending $45,000 for new furniture at South Hutch Elementary School for two 5th and two 6th grade classrooms. Plus other furniture for various spaces. The Board had been discussing how to keep up with such replacements over the past several meetings.
And the Board elected Dan Switzer as Board President and Brett Engelland as Vice President as part of the new year housekeeping duties.