By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

On Aug. 14, the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education (BOE) received updates on the district’s ongoing and upcoming capital projects.

BOE Facilities Committee Chair David Mehlbaum reported on the current capital project, which involves modifying the physical education, sports, and community facilities at the Emory Avenue Complex.

As part of the project, both the BuckleyVolo Stadium field and the “upper field” behind the stadium are being transformed into multi-purpose, synthetic turf fields.

Mehlbaum informed the board that right before the meeting, the facilities committee received a walking tour of the project site and an update on the progress.

“It’s definitely coming along,” he said. “The upper field is, by schedule, ahead of the other field in terms of order of events.”

Mehlbaum added that it was his understanding that the construction crew could begin laying the final surfaces on the upper field by the end of the week.

“It sounds as if there will be some opportunity to be able to use that for practices and games, if necessary, this fall,” he said. “The lower field is offline for another year.”

Superintendent Christopher DiFulvio stated that the news of the progress on the upper field could not have come at a better time.

He explained that the district had not