Work stalled on new baseball, softball complex

There may be no joy at Hays High this spring as overages in the cost of the district’s $3.6 million baseball and softball complex could push construction back to January 2018.

Carter Scherff, Hays CISD deputy superintendent, said the district is in a holding pattern with the complex, which was approved by voters under Proposition 2 of the district’s May 2017 bond.  The district plans to obtain a recommendation from the district’s Facilities, Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) on how to proceed.

The move comes after the guaranteed maximum price of two options for the complex, one with natural grass and one with artificial turf, are $881,661 and $1.6 million over budget, respectively.