The board of trustees approved schematic designs March 5 for renovations to Tomball Memorial High School, an agriculture project facility at Tomball High School, an aquatic center at Tomball Memorial and the new Tomball District Stadium.
Tomball ISD Chief Financial Officer Jim Ross presented schematic designs to the board of trustees March 4 for construction projects funded by the district’s $275 million bond referendum, which was approved by voters in November 2017.
Designs will move onto developmental design once approved, when fixtures, details and materials will be finalized, Ross said.
Tomball Memorial High School renovations, slated for $48.2 million in the initial bond referendum breakdown, include an expansion of the school’s locker rooms, an additional gymnasium, a new culinary arts space, additional classroom space and other improvements. The targeted capacity of the high school is 3,000 students, Ross said.
The Tomball High agriculture science project facility is slated for $7.1 million in the initial bond referendum breakdown and will be similar to the existing facility at Tomball Memorial prior to its expansion, Ross said. However, the new facility will also feature two classrooms measuring about 900 square feet each, he said.
The board of trustees also approved designs for the Tomball Memorial aquatic center. The design proposes a 25-meter stretch pool, which could accommodate swimming and diving events simultaneously, Ross said. Although the pool would be smaller in the approved design, the pool would still be larger than the existing aquatic center near Tomball High,
he said.
The design also features a masonry building, space for roll-out bleachers, higher-quality locker rooms, windows and a chlorine filtration system, according to the presentation.
The plans for Tomball District Stadium include seating for 12,000, Ross said. The visitor side would feature 4,000 seats, while the home side would include 6,000 seats. Additional seating would be
scattered throughout.
Various seating options would also be available—preferred seating with arm rests, aluminum seats with back rests, aluminum bleacher-style seating and grassy areas available for seating, Ross said.
In the initial bond referendum breakdown, $51.2 million was allotted for the stadium.
