By Kyle Roberts
The Lincoln Parish School Board will hold another public forum for Ruston residents on Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. with the emphasis being on the new security upgrades that will be part of the proposed $17.5 million bond measure that will go to a public vote on Saturday, April 27.
“It would be great for Ruston school district voters to come to RHS auditorium tomorrow night at 6 to hear firsthand what is included in the bond proposal, and how long the bond extension would be for,” Lincoln Parish School Board superintendent Ricky Durrett said. “We will also have the Evolv scanning system set up for demo in the lobby of the auditorium. This will allow people to see this safety feature first hand and get any questions that the public may have answered.”
Anyone from the general public will be allowed to attend. In the last forum, members of the school board and administration gave a presentation and then opened for public questions and comments.
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
