By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

The Hays USD 489 Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Toepfer Board Room in the Rockwell Administration Center, 323 W. 12th,  for a work session to discuss transportation equipment, district wide technology purchases, HVAC upgrades at Hays Middle School and further details of a proposed bond issue.

The board is currently working with HTK Architects and Piper Jaffray to finalize the scope, amount, timeline and election type for the bond issue.

At the last board meeting, HTK presented a plan that would close Lincoln Elementary, 1906 Ash, to utilize the building for administrative purposes. During that meeting, the board asked HTK to outline cost savings if that decision was made, in order to give the board a complete accounting for the community as the scope of the bond is determined.

The current bond measure would seek approximately $93 million dollars for a complete overhaul of the district facilities.

The current draft calendar to be presented by HTK at tonight’s meeting would set the election for April 5 or May 3 next year, depending on when the board finalizes the bond amount and project scope.

The full agenda for the meeting can be found here.