Sports project goes out for bids

Bidding is next in a plan to make major improvements to school athletic facilities in Ely.

School board members voted unanimously, at a special meeting Monday night, to put the project out for bids.

Thanks to legislative action, the school has $5.25 million to spend to improve its athletic facilities and a district committee, with the help of engineering firm Short, Elliot and Hendrickson, has come up with an assortment of projects at the campus football, baseball and softball fields, ice arena and gymnasium.