An additional gym is needed for South Coffeyville Schools.

 

That's the word from members of the school board at their meeting last night. While this problem is nothing new, Superintendent Daryl Pruter says it's a combination of the gym's small size and congestion as the current gym is shared between the elementary school and the high school.

 

Pruter and other board members heard a presentation from Crossland Construction on their proposal to act as a construction management firm if a bond for the gym is passed. Pruter says ideally a bond issue would be passed in April, and construction could start sometime after that. One million dollars in funding is available for the auxiliary gym.

 

In other business, the board heard from Coach Rich Giesen who proposed his idea to improve conditions in the weight room with some minor renovations totaling $4,500 to be raised in part through donations.