The home seating area for games at Williamsburg Independent’s newly renovated football stadium is expected to grow by more than 100 seats this offseason.
The Williamsburg Independent Board of Education approved a change order during their regular monthly meeting last week that will allow for an additional 12 feet of bleachers to be added to the homestand area of the field. According to Marc Taylor, assistant superintendent for the school district, the extra bleacher space should add 122 seats to the stadium’s capacity.
As part of the expansion, aisles leading up to the press box will be situated so that they match.
The change order amount for the bleachers was just over $38,000; however, the district will only have to pay $411 due to an overpayment by the district for previous services during the initial phase of the stadium’s renovations.
Superintendent Tabetha Housekeeper also noted that there were also discussions with the district’s fiscal agent regarding the additional seating and that accepting the change order made the most sense from both a financial and safety standpoint.
In other board of education business:
– The board approved an audit report for the 2023-2024 school year.
The report was presented to the board by Shad Allen, certified public accountant. According to Allen, the school district received a clean audit.
“The finance staff provided us with accurate information. They were very timely with that information,” said Allen.
Allen also noted that the controls over financial reporting were designed appropriately and operating effectively.
