EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Carroll & Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs
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DISTRICT HIGHLIGHT CARROLL ISD Students and families living in a previously disputed area will be able to continue with the district, despite a ruling from a lawsuit that states the portion be zoned to Northwest ISD. NISD in-house counsel Christie Hobbs said the two districts have been in a legal battle over the territory since 2005. CISD filed the lawsuit against NISD to try to change the districts’ boundaries after Denton and Tarrant counties modified their county limits. The disputed area includes the Carmel Bay and Clariden Ranch neighborhoods. Students living in homes with a 76092 ZIP code can continue attending CISD schools, officials said. Future students living in those same households will be allowed to go to school in CISD. Carroll ISD Meets April 25 at 5 p.m. 2400 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake www.southlakecarroll.edu Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Meets April 25 at 7 p.m. 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine www.gcisd.net MEETINGSWE COVER
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD to replace turf at schools, stadium
the products out at neighboring fields, Barbaroux said. “We wanted to understand...what the newest and latest and greatest [product] was that made sense for middle school, high school and a stadium field,” Barba- roux said. The turf’s drainage abilities, shock pad and infill were all considered in the final recommendation, according to district documents. Hellas offers an eight-year warranty on the fields, which Barbaroux said is about the typical lifespan of the district’s fields. The project’s substantial completion date is July 4, Barbaroux said.
Stadium’s field. Chief operations officer Paula
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD Synthetic turf fields at Colleyville Heritage High School, Cross Timbers Middle school and Mustang Pan- ther Stadiumwill be replaced and upgraded, according to documents fromGrapevine-Colleyville ISD. The school board voted unani- mously to approve Hellas Construc- tion as the general contractor for the turf replacement projects at a Feb. 28 school board meeting. The total proposed budget for all of the fields is just over $2.5 million, with around $750,000 going to the Colleyville Heritage field, just over $650,00 going to the Cross Timbers field and almost $1 million to Mustang Panther Stadium, according to district documents. The board then at a March 28 meet- ing unanimously approved paying an extra $40,000 total to upgrade the turf product on the Colleyville Heritage field and the Cross Timbers field to match the grade of the turf project to be installed on Mustang Panther
Barbaroux presented information about the selected turf product to the board of trustees, where members were able to feel a sample. Barbaroux said the new turf will be an upgrade from turfs presently on any of the district’s fields, as technology has advanced since they were installed or replaced last. A landscaping architect was consulted and educated the project’s committee on suitable products, and coaches from the district visited and tested
FUNDING TURF FIELDS The new turf will be an upgrade from turfs on any of GCISD’s fields.
$1.5MILLION Estimated cost for Colleyville Heritage High School field and Cross Timbers Middle School field
$1 MILLION Estimated cost for Mustang Panther Stadium
SOURCE: GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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“I’m excited at the prospect of continuing the commitment I made to Colleyville to put citizens first, and provide honest and transparent leadership. I kept the promises I made to you after being elected 6 years ago.”
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