March 14, 2013 The Yakima School District is hoping to make some upgrades at Zaepfel Stadium following a meeting this week where parents and others talked about the districts lack of money for upgrades.
District officials now say the three best options include using non-voted debt (a long-term loan,) pulling money from reserves or collaborating with Yakima businesses to pay for the project
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October 11, 2012 Last week KIT News told you that Yakima School District officials had rejected bids for the remodel project at Davis High School. Yakima School District Construction and Planning Principal Jim Wright says on Monday the 97 million dollar remodel project received 3 bids and one from a construction company in Puyallup was about 66 million
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July 25, 2012 The Yakima School board has decided to dip into reserves and not cut programs or staff to balance a budget shortfall. A report from the Yakima Herald Republic said that the board voted last night to take over $17 million from its reserves at just over $4 million, which is below the 3 to 5 percent the board like to likes to keep. District revenues are down because of a drop in enrollment, and expenses continue to rise.
June 29, 2012 Davis High School is the latest facility in the Yakima School District to get a face-lift. That's on top of construction already being done at Eisenhower High School and Stanton Academy. Our News Partner KIMA Action News re
