• Stadium bond discussed

    Whether Portales schools decides to support an $8 million Eastern New Mexico University football stadium by paying an eighth of its cost through a bond election is only up for discussion right now, says the district’s Superintendent Johnnie Cain.

    After ENMU was able to secure half the funding for the stadium through a successful student election earlier this month in which students pledged to pay $40 a semester, $3.33 per credit hour for part-time students, for the next 30 years, the school’s foundation continues negotiations with Portales schools to raise money to pay for the stadium.

    The athletic programs at Portales High School would use the stadium as well.

    ENMU Stadium

    Future ENMU Stadium

    “We are kind of up against the wall,” said Cain Monday night at the board of education meeting.

    Cain said he met with ENMU’s President Steven Gamble last week to discuss a bond election, but the figure the district is being asked to pay remains at $1 million.

    Cain and the other board members said the board has other issues to address when considering issuing a bond, including technology upgrades for schools and programs.

    To view the full online article visit PNTonline at http://pntonline.com/2013/10/21/portales-school-board-non-committal-on-proposed-1-million-share-of-stadium-financing/

  • Featured Events

     

  • Building Business. Building Community.