Hutchinson youth will have new sports fields to play on come as early as next summer.

School District 423 Board members voted to award the low bid for campus greenspace improvements to Burski Excavating of Rice at its last regular meeting.

Plans call for building a new senior high baseball field, a new youth softball/baseball field, a new youth football field and a new youth soccer field. District Director of Buildings and Grounds Brian Mohr said the contractor could be ready to begin work as early as June 9, but estimated ground will be broken sometime shortly after that.

Burski Excavating submitted the low bid at $238,600 for the project. Mohr said the capital funds have been budgeted for the improvements for the past few years.

The district decided to seed the fields instead of installing sod, which would be quicker but cost more money. So while construction should be wrapped up this summer, the fields won’t be playable until next year, Mohr said.

“It’s not a good time to start planting grass in July and August,” he said.

For more details, check out the Thursday, May 15 print edition of the Leader.

(Lesley Christianson is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader.)
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