West Muskingum High School Field Renovation

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – You will soon see renovations being made on the field at West Muskingum High School.

The signing of a contract between West Muskingum “Light the Hill” group and the Motz Group took place this evening at West Muskingum High School. West Muskingum Local School District announced that construction will begin on the replacement of the track, and upgrades will be made to the football field to a synthetic surface. The total project cost is $1.4 million.

“The field renovation will include upgrade to turf. The overall project is a 1.4 million dollar project of which we’ve raised just under 1.1 million dollars through a combination of cash, in-kind, and pledges,” said Light The Hill representative, Jeff Wilson.

The project will also include renovation on the facility’s restrooms and concessions. The field renovation will benefit the community, the school’s sports, and bands immensely. The district has not been able to host a meet since 2007 due to the track’s disrepair.

“We really needed to get our students back to being able to host home meets, and have a sense of school spirit here. Without fixing the football field, the track couldn’t be fixed because it was a drainage issue with the football field. So we figured once we started the project we would replace the football field and track at the same time,” said West Muskingum School Board member, Bryan Melsheimer.

Renovations are expected to begin Spring of this year, completion will be in August, ahead of the Fall sports season.