This was posted on a Website for OR Football......
While the meeting yesterday between the Oak Ridge School Board and the City Council was encouraging, they agreed on a joint resolution to handle the High School debt, and on a process for evaluating capital expenditure's going forward, there was no action taken on replacing the visitor stands at Blankenship Field. ORS Maintenance Supervisor Alan Thacker did give an update of the status of the situation, and an expected cost of $550,000 to replace the stands, and make the facility ADA compliant. The first step in replacing the bleachers is for the Board of Education to take up the matter during Monday night's meeting at 6:00 at the School Administration Building. The BOE must move to replace the stands, and then determine how it will be funded. Councilwoman Trina Baughn pointed out in the meeting yesterday that the School's ended the year with a healthy fund balance. If the School Board decides to ask for help from the City, that would go before the Council during it's March 3rd meeting. Please plan to attend Monday night's School Board meeting to encourage the Board to take quick action to replace the stands.