8-October-2024
On Friday-4-October, the Bogota Public School
District held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Bogota Sports Complex. This took place in front of the Field House at the location of
a proposed Welcome Plaza. With a background of heavy construction equipment and
eleven shovels with Bogota Purple hard hats, Board President Mr. Frank Miranda addressed
the crowd that came to attend the event. He first asked the Superintendent Mr.
Damian Kennedy, Board of Trustees,
School Officials, and managers from
Solutions Architecture to step forward. He thanked the Trustees for their effort
in approving the idea of revamping the sports
fields. Then Mr. Miranda talked about the work done by the Boards
Professionals, in order to make sure every part of the project was done
correctly. The employees of Solutions Architecture with their support in
creating the design. He also acknowledge the work with the Borough of Bogota
Council and Mayor along with the other officials to have a joint vision of
allowing the complex to extend into Olsen Park. Finally, Mr. Miranda thanked
the residents of Bogota for voting to approve the referendum to authorize the
District to finance the school building renovations and the redevelopment of
the sports field.
Then Superintendent
Kennedy addressed the audience. He explained how the sports complex is just one part of the larger vision in
improving the Bogota Public Schools. When
all the projects have been completed it will enhance the total education for all the Students in Bogota.
Superintendent Kennedy also thanked the district staff, the architecture and construction
companies, local partnerships, and the citizens of Bogota for their assistance
in work on all the projects for the school district.
After
this, members of the board and a few members of the Borough Council dug out a
few shovel-fulls of dirt to mark the creation of the new Bogota Sports Complex.
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