Note: The resurfacing work by Atlas Track & Tennis of Tualatin, Ore., started about Aug. 26. All photos on this page -- except the "TRACK CLOSED for RESURFACING" sign -- were taken the morning of Sept. 1, 2009.
This photo shows the track -- lane lines yet to be painted -- during the Ellensburg, Wash., at Pullman High varsity football game on Sept. 4, 2009.
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Moscow Pullman Daily News
July 20, 2009
Officials move ahead with track project at Pullman High School
Project will cost nearly $70,000
By Yesenia Amaro, Daily News staff writer
Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009
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QUICKREAD
WHAT HAPPENED: The Pullman School Board approved a nearly $70,000 high school track project.
WHAT IT MEANS: The $70,000 will be taken out of the district's current $150,000 capital projects fund.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: Resurfacing will begin next month.
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE: The track's condition presents safety issues.
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The Pullman School District will spend nearly $70,000 to repair the high school track.
The Pullman School Board gave district officials the approval to move forward with the project during a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon.
District officials decided to put the project on hold in December because of the poor economy and the anticipation of state budget cuts. However, the district has enough money for the project.
Executive Director of Support Services Dan Hornfelt said the district has $150,000 in its 2008-09 capital projects fund. The total cost for the track's resurfacing and painting would be around $64,575, and the projected cost to raise the surrounding surfaces on the track would be anywhere from $4,000 to $5,000.
"We have dollars available to do this," Hornfelt told the board.
He said there are safety issues with the conditions of the track.
"We have a track that has been in very poor conditions," he told the board. "To be honest with you, there are some safety issues, and we are pretty concerned about that."
Superintendent Paul Sturm said the track is in a really bad shape.
"I can't believe we have been getting away with it for as long as we have," he told the board.
The project also will patch sink holes and fill existing cracks, Hornfelt said.
School board member Susan Weed said the price is reasonable.
She said district officials would be setting themselves up for liability issues if the track is not repaired.
"This is a lot cheaper then being sued..." she said. "Trust me, you don't want anybody breaking a leg."
Sturm said the district paid a little more than $100,000 to complete a similar project at the Lincoln Middle School track a few years ago.
School board member Karl Johanson said he supports the project.
But he said he believes there is a policy in place that indicates the board and district officials have to try to maintain $300,000 in the capital projects fund or have to come up with goals to reach that amount.
By completing such a project the district will only have abut $80,000 left in its capital projects fund.
"I just wanted to remind the board that we have that obligation," Johanson said.
Sturm and Hornfelt said they will check the specific language in the policy.
Oregon-based company Atlas Track and Tennis will begin to resurface the track Aug. 10. Hornfelt said the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of September.
He said after the project is completed, the anticipated life for the track would be seven years.
"We would be doing these again in seven years, " he told the board.
Sturm said it would be a good guess that in seven years district officials would need to redo the track's asphalt as well.
Moscow Pullman Daily News
July 20, 2009
Officials move ahead with track project at Pullman High School
Project will cost nearly $70,000
By Yesenia Amaro, Daily News staff writer
Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009
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QUICKREAD
WHAT HAPPENED: The Pullman School Board approved a nearly $70,000 high school track project.
WHAT IT MEANS: The $70,000 will be taken out of the district's current $150,000 capital projects fund.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: Resurfacing will begin next month.
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE: The track's condition presents safety issues.
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The Pullman School District will spend nearly $70,000 to repair the high school track.
The Pullman School Board gave district officials the approval to move forward with the project during a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon.
District officials decided to put the project on hold in December because of the poor economy and the anticipation of state budget cuts. However, the district has enough money for the project.
Executive Director of Support Services Dan Hornfelt said the district has $150,000 in its 2008-09 capital projects fund. The total cost for the track's resurfacing and painting would be around $64,575, and the projected cost to raise the surrounding surfaces on the track would be anywhere from $4,000 to $5,000.
"We have dollars available to do this," Hornfelt told the board.
He said there are safety issues with the conditions of the track.
"We have a track that has been in very poor conditions," he told the board. "To be honest with you, there are some safety issues, and we are pretty concerned about that."
Superintendent Paul Sturm said the track is in a really bad shape.
"I can't believe we have been getting away with it for as long as we have," he told the board.
The project also will patch sink holes and fill existing cracks, Hornfelt said.
School board member Susan Weed said the price is reasonable.
She said district officials would be setting themselves up for liability issues if the track is not repaired.
"This is a lot cheaper then being sued..." she said. "Trust me, you don't want anybody breaking a leg."
Sturm said the district paid a little more than $100,000 to complete a similar project at the Lincoln Middle School track a few years ago.
School board member Karl Johanson said he supports the project.
But he said he believes there is a policy in place that indicates the board and district officials have to try to maintain $300,000 in the capital projects fund or have to come up with goals to reach that amount.
By completing such a project the district will only have abut $80,000 left in its capital projects fund.
"I just wanted to remind the board that we have that obligation," Johanson said.
Sturm and Hornfelt said they will check the specific language in the policy.
Oregon-based company Atlas Track and Tennis will begin to resurface the track Aug. 10. Hornfelt said the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of September.
He said after the project is completed, the anticipated life for the track would be seven years.
"We would be doing these again in seven years, " he told the board.
Sturm said it would be a good guess that in seven years district officials would need to redo the track's asphalt as well.
