. The $5 million grant was to be divided amongst several schools for upgrades, including Kennedy. And while renovations started at the Kennedy, they were never finished.A home game hasn’t happened at the school for about 3 years. While students are able to practice at the field occasionally, they can’t host games, which means parents are left hauling their students back and fourth to different schools for each game.
Pribble said the district hired a reputable contractor to do the job, DuraEdge, and thousands of dollars were paid out to the company. Pribble said a job of this size normally takes 11-14 weeks, but because of the MLB All-Star Game, that timeline was rushed. When CBS4 asked Pribble why the district thought they could finish a job that takes nearly three months in just one month Pribble said “I don’t have an answer to that.”
“I’m not going into the specifics,” said Pribble. “It’s people within the district that are working on this project.”
I used to coach SW Denver Little League baseball years ago and we’re not allowed to practice in the varsity field by Coach Box at JFK. The varsity filed was in good condition then. What happened to it? Who in DPS was responsible in overseeing the repair of the field?
Hey Rockies - A little help here maybe?
maybe they could spend the money on improving their reading scores. 293rd in the state. yikes.
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