By Sophie Pappas
What happened?
A representative from Barnes and Thornburg spoke to the board of trustees about the approval from the Zionsville Town Council for the land swap between the town and the schools.
What it means?
The town and the schools are exchanging pieces of land to serve needs of the Zionsville Parks Dept,, new businesses and the schools.
What’s next?
Property taxes will likely decrease because of the land swaps.
What happened?
The board of trustees approved the petition to put $340,000 towards masonry work needed on school buildings. The board chose the second lowest bidder. The second low bid was $15,000 more than the lowest bid.
What it means?
The school system wants to hire a masonry company that is not the lowest bidder to make necessary repairs. They agreed that the lowest bidder, a company whose name is being withheld from the public, does not provide adequate masonry work.
What’s next?
The masonry company will soon begin its repairs.
What happened?
The petition to advertise a request for proposal for a bond underwriter was approved by the board in a vote of 5-0.
What it means?
ZCS is soliciting proposals for bond underwriting services. The underwriter will support the school corporation in the sales of bonds for the refinancing of existing bonds now outstanding.
What’s next?
Responses from the advertisements are due mid-April. All questions should be directed to ZCS Chief Financial Officer Michael Shafer. The board will discuss the matter at the May board of trustees meeting.
Check out a fun song by Zionsville Community High School sophomore, Caleb Donoho about snow. Superintendent Dr. Scoot Robison received the song parody after more than a week of snow days left Zionsville students at home in January and February.
Here is the link to the song:
