Building of indoor sports activities observe facility at Appleton West stems from 2022 referendum

Reader query: We stay close to Appleton West Excessive Faculty and see that Boldt and McMahon are getting ready a web site close to the pool constructing and athletic fields for one thing new. No indicators on the fences say what it’s. What is that this mission? How a lot does it price?

Reply: The exercise at Appleton West High School, 610 N. Badger Ave., entails the development of a brand new stand-alone indoor bodily schooling and sports activities observe facility, an out of doors concessions stand geared up with restrooms, and an extra parking zone.

Kylie Harwell, the college district’s communications coordinator, stated the observe facility and concessions stand will price $12 million. The parking zone nonetheless is being designed and hasn’t been put out for bids. It will likely be positioned between the again of the college and the tennis courts.

The tasks have been licensed as a part of the $129.8 million capital referendum passed by voters in November 2022.

The goal completion date for the brand new services is August 2025.

Harwell stated an indication asserting the mission can be added to the fencing this week.

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The Appleton Space Faculty District maintains a website about the referendum, projects and timelines. It has a hyperlink to 12 movies that designate the referendum, together with a video on the middle and high school benefits.

Within the video, which was revealed forward of the referendum, Superintendent Greg Hartjes stated Appleton West has about one-third of the land that Appleton East and Appleton North excessive colleges have.

“In order that they have a necessity for this extra observe facility,” Hartjes stated. “Clearly through the college day it is going to be used for a lot of functions, particularly bodily schooling.”

The video additionally mentions the addition of an atrium at West that will function a cafeteria through the day and as a gathering house for occasions within the night, however Harwell stated that mission didn’t proceed.

Appleton West was inbuilt 1938 as Appleton Senior Excessive Faculty, which nonetheless is inscribed on the entrance of the constructing. The college was renamed Appleton West in 1967 after Appleton East was constructed. Appleton North opened in 1995.

Publish-Crescent reporter Duke Behnke solutions your questions on native authorities. Ship inquiries to dbehnke@gannett.com or name him at 920-993-7176.

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