By T. Scott Boatright
During his report at Tuesday night’s Lincoln Parish School Board meeting, Superintendent Ricky Durrett announced the dates of the three information meetings for the public regarding a bond proposal for $17.5 million to upgrade athletic facilities and security measures at Ruston High School and Ruston Junior High.
Those meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. March 12 at I.A. Middle School and 6 p.m. April 2 at Ruston High School. An April 9 meeting at a site to be determined will be announced at a later date.
“It’s really about keeping a promise we made to the voters and to the interested parties about bringing the information out about what the bond millage is and what the renewal does for the projects,” said LPSB President Gregg Phillips. “We want to give the public an opportunity to hear the specifics of the plan and the benefits that it will have to our community and to our students. It’s important to remember these projects are to benefit the students.”
Another such meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Choudrant School for a separate bond proposal there.
Those proposals will be voted on during a public election on April 27.
The Ruston District 1 proposal for capital improvement will include:
Ruston Junior High School ($1,820,000 total)
– Security Upgrades (Fencing & Gates): $1.3 million
– Additional Parking: $320,000
– Body Scan Machines: $200,00
Ruston High School ($14,780,000 total)
– New Roof: $1 million
– Entrance Upgrades for Security: $950,000
– Body Scan Machines: $300,000
– Parking Lot by Gym: $330,000
– Covered Pavilion: $5 million
– Softball Field Upgrades: $3.5 million
– Boys & Girls Basketball Renovations: $1.5 million
– Baseball Upgrades: $2.2 million
Transportation ($900,000 total)
– Activity buses: $900,000
Choudrant Elementary School
– Additional Classrooms with Boys and Girls Restrooms: $1.5 million
Choudrant High School
– New Multi-Purpose Room ($500,000)
