Batesville, IN — The Batesville School Board gave Superintendent Paul Ketcham and his team permission this week to advertise and start to share information with the community about bond sales related to improvement projects.
The project and the dollar amount of the bond sales will be laid at the September 19 school board meeting.
After a 30-day period, the project and the bond sales dollar amount would then be approved at the October meeting.
The bonds would then be sold starting in November, and Ketcham says the school corporation would access to that cash in December to start the projects.
“It’s important to note that every time we have that conversation about bond sales or projects, we’re very aware of our tax rate,” Ketcham said. “And this potential project will be tax-neutral. There will be no increase in individuals’ property taxes as we look to sell more bonds.”
Ketcham says the next round of bond sales would fund improvements to the baseball, softball, cross country, and tennis facilities at Batesville High School.
Meantime, an Open House will be held on September 1 from 6 until 7:30 pm to show improvements at the BHS football field.
The community will have the chance to check out the new turf field, lights, and renovated locker rooms.
The first varsity football game will be played on the new turf the following night when the Bulldogs host South Dearborn.