Bond Updates
Thank you, Williamston.
Bond Updates
August 2026 Update:
Explorer Elementary Progress:
- Footings and Foundations complete
- Water and sewer infrastructure lines complete
- Masonry work started
- Phone system installation and infrastructure complete
- Williamston High School parking lot paving project complete
- Middle and High School flooring project complete
The choir room at Williamston High School:
Community Pool HVAC replacement project complete
Additional drainage added to the softball infield
July 2026 Update:
- Explorer Elementary construction continued
Footings and foundations are poured for the new Explorer Elementary:
Staff parking lot at the new Explorer Elementary is partly paved:
- New phone system installation underway.
New digital phones being prepared for installation:
- Community Pool HVAC replacement completed
- High School parking lot paving and sidewalk addition/replacement completed
Parking lot paving and sidewalk replacement underway at WHS:
- Flooring projects completed throughout Williamston Middle School and Williamston High School
Various flooring projects completed at WHS and WMS:
Bond Updates (August 2024-June 2026)
June 2026 Update:
- Construction on Explorer Elementary continued
- HVAC installation at the Community Pool continued
A crane lift moving the new condenser for the Community Pool:
- Flooring and cabinet installation began at the middle school and high school
Flooring projects at Williamston Middle School underway as of June 2026:
- The high school parking lot paving project commenced
New sidewalks were installed as part of the high school parking lot project:
May 2026 Update:
- Construction continued at the Explorer Elementary site
The new drop-off/pickup lane and staff parking lot begin to take shape:
- Construction on the Community Pool HVAC system continues
- Design work continues on the elementary campus "circle"
Elementary students created thank-you notes and illustrations for members of the Explorer construction team:
Diagram of available parking during the Williamston High School Parking Lot Paving Project, scheduled to begin on June 8th and finish in mid-July:
April 2026 Update:
- Planning continued on design concepts for the renovated "circle" space at the elementary campus
- Softball facility passed all inspections and was approved for occupancy
- Construction continued at the Explorer Elementary site
March 2026 Update:
- Construction continued on the softball complex, completing the interiors of the buildings and leveling the playing field
Views of the softball facility project as of March 2026:
- New band instruments purchased with bond funds are approved by the Board of Education and begin to arrive
Students display a sample of new band instruments at Williamston High School:
- Site work and permitting completed for the Explorer Elementary construction project
- The Board of Education reviewed proposals for the replacement of the District's phone system
February 2026 Update:
- Board of Education approval for the Community Pool HVAC project
- Construction continued on the softball complex
Views of the softball facility project as of February 2026:
- Temporary parking installed for use during the construction of Explorer Elementary
- Construction fencing installed around the Explorer Elementary Construction Zone
Diagram and photograph of sidewalk access connecting Vanneter Rd. to the elementary buildings during construction:
January 2026 Update:
- Construction continued on the softball complex
Views from inside the coaches' box and concession building during construction in January 2026:
- Planning continued for upcoming construction projects, including the new Explorer Elementary, high school parking lot paving, and middle and high school flooring
Schematic of the new Explorer Elementary and traffic loop:
New renderings of the Explorer Elementary project:
A new tractor purchased via bond funds is utilized to remove snow from school sidewalks:
December 2025 Update:
- Construction continued on the new softball complex
- Board of Education approval for the new Explorer Elementary, high school parking lot paving, and middle and high school flooring projects
November 2025 Update:
- Construction continued on the new softball complex
- Bid processes were completed for the new Explorer Elementary, high school parking lot paving, and middle and high school flooring
Shingles are added to the concession building at the new WCS Softball Complex:
October 2025 Update:
- Explorer Elementary project out for bid
Updated rendering of Explorer Elementary's main entrance, facing south:
- Board of Education approval of Community Pool HVAC Mechanical Equipment
- Community Pool HVAC project out for bid
- Flooring selected for Williamston High School and Williamston Middle School
- Continued progress on softball facility construction
New sod and infield clay installed at the softball facility as viewed from the home dugout:
September 2025 Update:
- New Mary Marshall Tennis Facility Completed (view the ribbon-cutting ceremony here)
Mary Marshall Tennis Courts (photo courtesy of Jack Schaberg):
- Construction continues on the new softball facility
Softball facility as of September 30, 2025:
- Exterior and interior colors selected for new Explorer Elementary building
- Flooring selected for the middle and high schools
- Mechanical equipment bid for the Community Pool HVAC replacement
August 2025 Update:
- Mary Marshall Tennis Facility Substantially Complete
Shade structures installed at the tennis facility:
- Locker and bench installation complete at Williamston High School and Williamston Middle School
New lockers installed at Williamston Middle School:
- Classroom furniture installation is complete at Williamston High School and Williamston Middle School
- Planning continues for 2026 Bond Projects
- Field drainage, infield surface improvements, backstop, and visitor dugout construction underway at the softball facility
Williamston Softball Facility, as of August 2025:
July 2025 Update:
- Construction continues on the tennis court facility
Mary Marshall Tennis Facility as of July 2025:
- Planning and design work continues for the new Explorer Elementary
- Summer 2026 Bond Project Planning continues. Projects include Community Pool HVAC, High School Parking Lot Paving and Sidewalk Improvements, and High School and Middle School flooring replacement.
- Construction Continues at the WCS Softball Complex
Electrical lines are installed to power the new concession building at the softball complex:
- Locker and bench installation at Williamston High School completed
Lockers and benches are installed at Williamston High School:
June 2025 Update:
- Construction continues on the tennis court facility
Tennis court work during a concrete pour:
- Site work underway at softball facility
- Design work continues for the new Explorer Elementary
- Locker replacement begins at Williamston High School and Williamston Middle School
Lockers are removed at Williamston Middle School:
- Classroom furniture replacement begins at Williamston High School and Williamston Middle School
New classroom furniture arrives at Williamston High School:
A new tractor for the maintenance department was made possible by the bond:
May 2025 Update:
- Construction begins on new tennis court facility
- Board of Education approved middle school and high school classroom furniture purchases
- Board of Education approved softball facility bids
- Planning continued on Explorer Elementary design and site work
Construction underway at the tennis facility:
Soil boring drilling at Explorer Elementary:
April 2025 Update:
- Bid package for the softball facility project published
- Board of Education presented with bids for middle school classroom furniture
- Design features selected for lockers and tennis courts
Site work begins on tennis court facility:
March 2025 Update:
- Bid package for high school and middle school lockers approved by the Board of Education
- Bid package for the tennis court complex approved by the Board of Education
- Revisions made to draft Explorer Elementary design concept
A project manager from Christman Company reads a story about construction to elementary students in advance of bond work beginning:
February 2025 Update:
- Bid package for lockers and tennis courts published
- Bids submitted for locker and tennis court projects
- Revised drafts of Explorer Elementary design
- Explorer Elementary staff site visit conducted to provide feedback on design concepts
- Elementary Campus Dropoff/Pickup loop design concepts introduced to the City of Williamston
January 2025 Update:
- Bid specifications for the high school and middle school lockers and the tennis court facility finalized
- First drafts of the new Explorer Elementary and elementary campus traffic patten enhancements developed
- Engineering site visit to Explorer Elementary and Softball Complex completed
- Schematics of Softball Complex renovations developed
November - December 2024 Update:
- Architectural contract with French Associates approved by the Board of Education
- Design work on Tennis Courts, Lockers, and Softball Facility
- Middle and High School Furniture review and selection underway
- Learn more updates by listening to the December, 2024 District Podcast here
October 2024 Update:
- Topographical Survey Contract with Nowak and Fraus Engineers Signed
- Site Visit to Assess Tennis Courts, Softball Facility, and Middle School and High School Lockers Completed
- Bond Rating Assessment Completed via Standard and Poor's Global (A+ Bond Rating Assigned)
- Bond Sale Completed - Read the Press Release Here
September 2024 Update:
- Middle and High School Classroom Furniture Audit Completed
- Middle and High School Band Instrument and Equipment Budget Allocated
- Phone System Replacement Planning Initiated
- Soil Borings at Tennis Complex Analyzed
- Board Resolution Regarding Bond Proceeds Approved
August 2024 Update:
- Bond Proposal Approved by Williamston Voters
More information will be posted as it becomes available.