Facilities update: turf, roofing, shade structures and EV chargers moving ahead, district says

Sherry Monday, the district’s manager of facilities and special projects, gave trustees an April 2024 update on construction and maintenance work across Los Banos Unified sites.

Sherry told the board that cement treatment and compaction at the stadium are complete and contractors are forming and pouring track perimeter and sidewalks. She said the site contractor’s completion date for the stadium site work is May 16, with an additional three weeks anticipated to install turf. “They had to get this graded to 5 hundredths of an inch for every 100 feet,” she said, describing the precision required for the turf base.

Other projects she discussed include Mercy Springs shade‑structure demolition and footings (flat work pending), Tiger Gym roof panel fabrication and installation (locker rooms nearly finished), FOT parking lot demolition and underground work with trench drains, and Las Banos Elementary parking improvements awaiting AT&T fiber relocation. Sherry also noted the early education center site work was submitted to DSA on March 27 and modular building drawings will be submitted in July; those timelines govern when work can be bid and begin.

She described funding sources: Measure X (fund 21), state facilities funds, developer fees and deferred maintenance funds — several of which are restricted for capital projects. Sherry also pointed to three EV chargers already installed at the FOT site and ongoing inverter work.

Why it matters: The projects affect school operations, play areas and athletics, as well as near‑term construction impacts for parents and site users. Trustees received the update and asked no substantive changes; work will proceed according to contractor schedules and DSA approvals.

Next steps: Monitor contractor completion on May 16 for stadium site work, continue DSA reviews for the early education center, and coordinate fiber relocation with AT&T before parking lot work begins.