Among business scheduled for the Wednesday, April 26 meeting of the Ada school board, to be held at 6:00 p.m. in the board chambers is the following. The complete agenda is attached.
OLD BUSINESS
A. BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE DISCUSSION
B. ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO JOIN THE BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE
C. APPROVE CONTRACT WITH GARMANN – MILLER AND ASSOCIATES FOR ARCHITECTURUAL DESIGN SERVICE FOR THE HVAC PROJECT FOR GYMS AND CLASSROOMS IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING
The regular board meeting for Apollo Career Center is scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Apollo's Board room.
On March 30 the Ada School Board held a 2+ hour planning meeting to discuss buildings and grounds, extracurriculars, finance, academics and safety measures. Administrators and the fiscal officer provided information on numerous programs and the expected costs of improvements and other changes.
The second half of the meeting is covered in this article.
SCHOOL SAFETY GRANT
The schools will improve playground security with privacy fencing on the north side by State Route 81.
On March 30 the Ada School Board held a 2+ hour planning meeting to discuss buildings and grounds, extracurriculars, finance, academics and safety measures. Administrators and the fiscal officer provided information on numerous programs and the expected costs of improvements and other changes.
The first half of the meeting is covered in this article.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
The meeting began with Superintendent Rob VanBuskirk listing work that could be accomplished this summer:
On Saturday, April 15 members of the Ada community participated in one of several meetings developing an application for $750,000 in Neighborhood Revitalization grant funds to advance the health, safety and general welfare of residents.
A public meeting was held at The Depot to discuss preliminary cost estimates for street, fire protection, sidewalk and drainage improvements. Fire hydrant conditions and sidewalk concerns dominated the discussion.
The meeting ended with “homework” for village residents, who can help develop the “why Ada?” portion of the application, submit community project commitment forms for the 2-year grant period of September 1, 2023-August 31, 2025, and provide locations of sidewalks needing repair.
Student crossing signs on Main St. - Firefighters’ convention request - Preparations for municipal pool season - Police manual updates process - Coffee with a Cop on April 19
By Paula Scott
On April 4 the Ada Council held a regular meeting with all councilors and village officials present.
LEGISLATION
Among items of legislation that were passed was permission for Wilson Football Factory to rezone land from residential to industrial. This item was passed by emergency on its third reading, allowing the company to begin construction this month. All legislation passed unanimously and is listed on in the photo below. The complete packet is HERE.
