Students at Harvest Park and Hart middle schools have new synthetic turf fields and 400-meter all-weather tracks, finishing a set of field renovations that Pleasanton Unified School District paid for with its 2022 school bond.
District leaders cut the ribbon on both projects at a joint ceremony at Harvest Park on Sept. 28, the Pleasanton Weekly reported Tuesday. Together the two projects cost about $20.7 million from Measure I, the $395 million general obligation bond voters approved in 2022. Pleasanton Middle School's field was rebuilt the same way and opened last October.
"With the completion of the Harvest Park and Hart projects, all three PUSD middle schools now have exceptional athletic facilities," Superintendent Maurice Ghysels said in a statement.
What was built
At Harvest Park, the district spent about $9.7 million. Along with the turf field and running track, the work added a natural grass area for some sports, a space for track and field events, new hard courts, repaved asphalt, and improved walkways, gates and circulation around the site. Shade trees, landscaping, fencing, backstops and access for service vehicles were also part of the job.
Hart's project, at about $11 million, included the same track and field work plus a new hardscape area built for pickleball, gaga ball and basketball.
District officials said the new surfaces can be used year-round and will cut water use significantly compared with the old fields.
