{"id":208998,"date":"2026-08-17T20:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=208998"},"modified":"2026-08-17T21:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:49:10","slug":"crestview-gym-renovations-running-behind-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/08\/17\/crestview-gym-renovations-running-behind-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Crestview gym renovations running behind schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Superintendent Matt Dube shares a gym update with board members Nan Grace, Brad Perrott, Andy Perrott and John Auld. Scott Truxell\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONVOY — Crestview\u2019s massive athletic facilities upgrades project continues, but inside work is running behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superintendent Matt Dube informed the school board Monday night that work in the high school gymnasium was originally scheduled to be complete by September 1, but the new target date is now September 28, thanks to some unexpected issues involving the old gym floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen they took that floor up, what you saw was basically the gym floor from the \u201850s and then the \u201980s construction \u2013 they just didn\u2019t match up well and the new floor system wouldn\u2019t go on there,\u201d Dube explained. \u201cThey also had some issues with their willingness to extend a warranty if they did put the floor on that so with that kind of investment, it made sense to make sure the floor was perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was actually interesting to see when we were in there, the time capsule that was in there,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe pulled a ton of old things out of that floor. We found an old 1967 student pass in there and things like that but it did hurt the schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curt South, an architect at Garmann Miller was at the meeting and said three-fourths of the new floor has been installed and the majority of painting is complete. He also said new bleachers are scheduled to arrive in early September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School will begin on Wednesday and Dube said there is a plan in place for gym classes and for students at lunchtime while the gym is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the great things that we\u2019re able to do at Crestview and teachers in general, we adapt, and that flexibility is important,\u201d Dube said, while emphasizing gym work must be complete by September 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work is progressing on the outdoor portion of the project, including the concession stand and locker room building. South said grading and drainage work is slated to begin soon on the baseball and softball diamonds, along with other planned parts of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, work will begin on the football stadium, including the installation of artificial turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overall project is expected to cost between $13.5 and $14 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chunk of Monday\u2019s meeting centered around the district\u2019s five year financial forecast, which was approved by the board. The forecast is required to be approved every August and February, which, according to Treasurer Ashley Whetsel, presents some challenges in terms of planning. Whetsel also said under the state\u2019s current funding system, deficit spending is expected to begin in fiscal year 2029 and she said the district currently projects to have a positive cash balance through fiscal year 2030. She also cautioned about potential changes to the state\u2019s funding system and the uncertainty surrounding Ohio\u2019s property taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other business, the board approved two separate agreements with Van Wert City Schools, one for the Career Education Opportunity (CEO) program and the other allowing Crestview students to attend the Van Wert School at the Goedde. Board members also agreed to the use of district facilities by the Crestview Driving School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resignation of middle school basketball cheer coach Emilee Reno was accepted, effective immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three donations were accepted with thanks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • $500 from Paulding Putnam\u2019s Operation Roundup for the Crestview High School musical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • $250 from the congregation of Saint Mark\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church for needy students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • New flags from the Van Wert VFW Auxiliary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The next meeting of the Crestview Local Schools Board of Education will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, September 21, in the multi-purpose room.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Gym upgrades are now scheduled to be complete by September 28. Scott Truxell photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor CONVOY — Crestview\u2019s massive athletic facilities upgrades project continues, but inside work is running behind schedule. Superintendent Matt Dube informed the school board Monday night that work in the high school gymnasium was originally scheduled to be complete by September 1, but the new target date is now September 28, thanks to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-topstory"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-25 07:38:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208998"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209013,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208998\/revisions\/209013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}