Out with the old and in with the new at South Tahoe High

As promised during a recent Lake Tahoe Unified School Board meeting, the bleachers at South Tahoe High started to be dismantled the day after graduation.

Its been a four year project getting the design, bids and approval to build new bleachers to replace the 49 year old ones.

The new bleachers will have 917 seats, 12 wheelchair areas and a three-room coach/press box area.

The planned completion date is August 8.

The $550,000 price tag on the bleacher project is more than originally planned, but with the Department of State Architect (DSA) required upgrades, the cost climbed. $423,000 will come from Measure G funds and the remaining $127,000 is for lighting, and that won't be done at this time.

Morales said they will try and reduce costs during the destruction of the old bleachers by selling the existing system which can be used anywhere but at a California school, or, it can be sold for scrap metal.