During the recognition portion of the agenda for the Carbon School Board on Wednesday evening, time was taken to recognize the athletes of Carbon High School (CHS) that were named to Academic All State teams for the fall season. Along with the individuals named, CHS boys’ golf and cross country teams were named the State 3A Academic Champions while CHS volleyball took fifth place at the state competition.
“There really is no way that we can convey our gratitude for what you are,” said board chairman Wayne Woodard.
During Superintendent Lance Hatch’s reports, he outlined what the next steps will be now that the school district’s bond passed in the election. For November, the board was tasked with the canvass of bond election results. In the December meeting, the board will adopt the resolution and bond rating. Then, in January, board members will tackle the selling of the bond.
An ongoing task for the bond is that a request for proposals for the construction manager general contractor is currently being advertised. There will be a pre-bid meeting on Nov. 20, the question deadline is Nov. 22 and proposals are due on Dec. 11. The selection will be as soon as possible following that date. The architectural design is also being accelerated.
Following this report from the superintendent, the board recessed as the board of education and reconvened as the board of canvassers to canvass the election results. This process is specified and scripted. There was a specialist present to assist the board in the process. The total number of votes cast were 4,401. The number of affirmative votes was 2,350 and the negative votes came in at 2,051.
The board motioned to declare the votes and then adjourned as canvassers to reconvene as the board of education once more.
