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Monticello Schools Continue Exploration of Major Sports Fields Renovations

The Monticello Board of Education is continuing its exploration into major renovations to its sports facilities.

 

On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Superintendent Adam Clapp told Regional Radio it is certainly exciting to talk about and as they visit facilities across the state with turf on football fields, baseball and softball fields, and even soccer fields, the Board has been exploring what it would take for that to happen at Monticello schools.

 

 

According to Clapp, the dream would be to turf baseball, softball, and soccer fields. He explains they are exploring moving the soccer field to inside the track field and having bleachers and a press box for that program.

 

 

Clapp believes the football venue is very unique in that the bleachers are very close to the field. It's right off the school building and the bleachers and press box are some of the best around. He says the adjustments to the football complex besides turf, would likely be things like new fencing or pavement in some of the parking spaces.

 

 

For Clapp, the high school complexes are used across a lot of community programs from youth soccer to JFL. He feels this would be a community project as much as a school project.

 

He notes the district is in a very good place financially and says revenues like CPPRT (corporate personal property replacement tax) and the one-cent sales tax helps set them up for this. He stresses this will not be something they burden the taxpayer with this project. 

 

Clapp says things could be ready to go as soon as next fall or still another year away but will leave that up to the Board to decide. 

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