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Union County Public Schools committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

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Facilities Committee sends $1,542,843.89 Sun Valley High field proposal to full board 2:30

  • The Facilities Committee voted 4⁠-⁠0 to send a $1,542,843.89 proposal for a synthetic field and track surfacing repairs at Sun Valley High School to the full board for approval. 4:42
  • A district staff member described a community survey on the future of the East Union Middle School building and a proposed name change, and answered questions about the name change and the use of the building. 8:32
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 0:00
    • The meeting opened at 9 AM with all members present, and the agenda was approved. 0:00
    • The committee considered the open session minutes from August 26th. 0:18
    • The agenda and the minutes were each approved 4⁠-⁠0. 0:18
  2. Utility easement at Piedmont Middle School 0:32
    • A district staff member presented a request for the Union County Board of Education to convey a small portion of property and grant a permanent utility easement on the north side of Piedmont Middle, adjacent to the bus lot. 0:41
    • The staff member said the easement is for reattaching a replaced mobile classroom that would be fed from a different direction. 0:41
    • The committee voted 4⁠-⁠0 to send the item to the full board for approval. 1:34
  3. Union Power easement at Weddington High 1:36
    • A district staff member said Union Power asked the board to convey a small portion of property and grant a permanent utility easement extending its existing easement. 1:42
    • The staff member said Union Power is trying to clean up the power line in preparation for the DOT work. 1:42
    • The committee voted 4⁠-⁠0 to send the item to the full board for approval. 2:22
  4. Sun Valley High synthetic surfacing project 2:21
    • A district staff member presented a proposal from state contract vendor Field Surf USA for a synthetic field and track surfacing repairs in the amount of $1,542,843.89, funded through FY25 CIP and FY26 CIP grant savings. 2:30
    • Asked whether the district had used the company before, the staff member said it had not. 3:18
    • The staff member said the project is expected to be complete in preparation for graduation but there is no direct timeline yet. 3:54
    • The committee voted 4⁠-⁠0 to send the proposal to the full board for approval. 4:42
  5. Bond projects update 4:44
    • A district staff member said the first Friday Night Lights was held at the new stadium and track surfacing will begin, weather permitting, on October 10th in a roughly 2-week process before Phase 2 bid packages go out in October. 4:53
    • The staff member said the East Union Middle School renovation remains on schedule and the Parkwood High School design drew 11 submittals for a CM. 5:40
    • The staff member said the CM would serve in preconstruction funded through the bond portion already approved, and that no large stadium punch list items stand out. 7:08
  6. East Union Middle School building survey 8:24
    • A district staff member said a community survey on the East Union building will go out September 28th, run for 2 weeks and include a question on a request to change the name to Forest Hills Middle School. 8:32
    • The staff member said the proposal would change the mascot and colors to match Forest Hills High School. 11:13
    • Todd Price asked whether the colors and mascot needed to be known before work on the new building went too far, and the staff member said neutral colors were being used but the branding work would be affected by a name. 11:25
  7. Surplus items 12:56
    • A district staff member presented surplus items including 3 routine vehicles and a list of flight simulators from Sun Valley High School CTE to be auctioned because that program is no longer supported. 13:05
  8. Next meeting and adjournment 13:34
    • The next meeting was set for October 28th at 9:00 AM via Zoom, and a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 13:34

Written by software from the meeting's transcript and checked sentence by sentence against it.

Who spoke

Who spoke

Todd PriceBoard member

Video: posted by the district as “Union County Board of Education Curriculum Committee Meeting (Sept. 23, 2026)”