Schools - Olson & Niemela: 3 projects need to get done
Mike Christopherson
Crookston Times
Crookston School District Superintendent Jeremy Olson and district Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Coordinator Rick Niemela say a trio of building and facilities-related projects need to get done in the next year.
After hearing each one detailed, the district’s Long-Range Planning Committee recommended that Niemela continue to gather information on estimated costs and specifications so that the projects can be tackled next summer.
The projects are:
• New fencing and wind screening around the tennis complex at the high school, and the resurfacing of the courts themselves: Niemela said the wind tipped over a section of the fencing last year, and that wind and frost continue to pull the posts up to a foot out of the ground. New guidelines require a heavier post for the wind screen, he explained, and they now need to be pounded 14 feet into the ground, up from previous six to eight foot requirements.