Trustee workshop continues discussion on spending funds

Express staff

Winters Joint Unified School District is hosting a second trustee study session that will follow up on directives set forth by trustees on how to approach transitional kindergarten at Waggoner Elementary, and will further the in-depth discussions on how funding can best be spent to best support students at the other school sites.

The second Facilities Master Planning Workshop is being held on Thursday,

Aug. 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Winters JUSD office board room (909 W. Grant Ave.). Jennifer Gibb, Van Pelt Construction Services project manager, and Trent Sommers, CA+SA studio principal architect will lead trustees through an overview of whether the spaces at each school site are over or under-utilized and if there are a dedicated number of classrooms being utilized for student support spaces or special programs.

Winters JUSD has $23 million available between the general fund, local bonds, developer fees, state funding and special reserves (capital).

Roadwork starting on city streets, County Road 31

Express staff

The city of Winters and Yolo County announced schedules of road maintenance projects expected to begin later this week.

City streets done on Niemann and Moody Slough.

City manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa said paving projects on Niemann and Hemenway streets would be happening Thursday through Sunday.

Vintage Paving Company will be reaching out to residents in those areas to inform them of the upcoming road work.

The remaining city streets identified as part of the paving project are expected to begin in September. Updates will be shared on the city of Winters social media accounts.

Trustees are being tasked to identify priority for the school district to focus those funds on.

School board meeting

The regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting is expected to begin around 6 p.m. Trustees will hear on a Yolo County Grand Jury report on school safety, a presentation on the superintenent’s goals, and take action on adopting a revision to the Winters JUSD vision, mission statement and priorities.

The public can attend in person or can view it live via Zoom. The agenda is available at https://tinyurl. com/5n7jsbac.

Eric Lucero, public works operations manager, clarified that on Thursday, Moody Slough Road would close as contractors work to widen the corner. On Friday, they will work to grind Niemann and Moody Slough. On Saturday, paving work would be

County roads

The County of Yolo Community Services Department’s Public Works Division announced it would begin a project to repair sections of County Road 31 and Russell Boulevard from Aug.

7 through Sept. 29. The maintenance is scheduled to occur between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Drivers should be prepared for intermittent lane closures on CR 31 from CR 93A to CR 98, and Russell Boulevard from Interstate 505 to CR 93A. Travelers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes. Detours will be set up to direct motorists around full road closures. Local access to properties and businesses along these road sections will be provided during construction.

The road repairs

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