Pointing to progress

North Callaway track tackled, bond work continues

North Callaway Superintendent Bryan Thomsen shows the possible floor plans for the proposed agriscience building as a part of the district's bond update.
North Callaway Superintendent Bryan Thomsen shows the possible floor plans for the proposed agriscience building as a part of the district's bond update.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, right, receives a report from University of Tokyo Prof. Shinichi Kitaoka, leader of a Japanese government-appointed panel on the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts between Japan and the U.S. on nuclear arms and other issues, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The panel confirmed the existence of the pacts, ending decades of official denial by Tokyo. While declassified U.S. documents have already confirmed such 1960s agreements, Tuesday's revelation was the first from the Japanese government.

The North Callaway School District is one step closer to being completed with its bond update.

Superintendent Bryan Thomsen updated the North Callaway School Board at its regular meeting Thursday night. The high school track, which has been the main

project throughout the summer, has been officially completed. Now Thomsen and other board members are weighing the options on the blue prints for the proposed agriscience and transportation buildings.

Diagonal property lines has made current plans difficult to tackle, but restructuring the parking area will help create better traffic flow, Thomsen said.

"It will keep everything from going cattywampus," he added.

Thomsen has several options on the board for the new buildings in regards to adding additional square footage to the structures, but the board will have to discuss the plans before moving forward. Thomsen also said the board needs to agree on the flooring materials for the new structures, which include sealed concrete, which he is curious to try, or tiled floors similar to the high school.

If planning the new buildings follow closely to the timeline then construction could possibly begin early February 2016.

The Callaway County Backpack Program has also been making progress.

So far North Callaway has raised $1,200 for the program and several events are scheduled that will use admission - a jar of peanut butter - to add to the program.

Tonight's Callaway County Jamboree at South Callaway is one of these events.