(Atlantic) – A little less than three-years after the Atlantic School Board first pondered floating a $23-million dollar bond issue before the voters for long overdue athletic facility improvements, crews began to lower the Press Box onto home bleachers this (Wednesday) morning.

On April 2^nd, 2019, voters approved a scaled-down, $9.5-million dollar bond issue for improvements to the Trojan Bowl, Baseball/Softball fields, and more. Later that same year the planning committee and School Board elected to install high grade synthetic turf at the Trojan Bowl instead of natural grass, which increased the engineer’s estimate at that time to $10.1-million. The Facilities Committee said they would solicit donors and find other ways to reach at least half the $600,000 increase, with the intent to raise the entire difference.

At last report, they had raised a good chunk of that amount through a matching grant, business and individual donations.