Tue, Nov 24 2009
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R-1 board tabs bid for synthetic turf Before voting in favor, board member Claudia Cox said she thought the district might be doing things backward by approving the plan before having the public hearing.
“If we approve the plan before having the hearing, I don’t think that is fair to the public,” she said. “It’s after the fact, and it doesn’t show a concern for citizens.” Cook said the plan is similar to how the board approves a budget in June before assigning the district’s property levy in August. He said the district already makes similar payments for the high-school auditorium, which will be paid off in March 2010. “It’s the same thing as paying off a car,” Cook said. “When people have paid off their car loan, they may go out and get another car, because they are used to making that payment.” Board president Rob Herron said the public has known about the field for months. “If people feel like we are ramrodding this, we have been discussing this for two or three months,” he said. “All we are doing is saying that this is what we have decided to do.” Options Superintendent Phil Cook said another option the board has is to pay for the synthetic turf out of reserves, or it could choose not to do the project at all. 
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