At a Wednesday, March 29 work session of the YS Board of Education, board members winnowed the number of plans for potential facilities upgrades under consideration from eight options to six.
The purpose of the event was to present to community members potential plans for upgrading the district’s schools that have already been discussed over the last several months by the Facilities Committee as well as plans that have not yet been discussed and listen to community feedback on those
Architect Mike Ruetschle presented drafts of potential floor plans for updated facilities at Mills Lawn Elementary, McKinney Middle and YS High schools at a meeting of the district’s Facilities Committee on Thursday, Sept. 1.
The center’s first Dogwood Festival is slated for Saturday, May 28, 2–10 p.m., at the Agraria Farm. The event, which organizers plan to make annual, will feature activities throughout the afternoon and into the evening, including tours, a scavenger hunt, lawn games, music, a bonfire, a barn dance an
The district’s goal is to put a facilities-related levy request on the November ballot.
Holden said in a phone call this week that the process is progressing on schedule.
All three planned public forums have taken place in an online-conference format, and a random-sample survey of local residents is in its second week.
The survey, conducted by Fallon Research & Communications Inc., via phone calls and texts, asks respondents to rank the importance of current local issues; presents renovation versus construction choices being considered by the district, including cost options; and concludes with an opportunity to share personal thoughts, according to people who have received it.