The Chappaqua Turf Committee is moving beyond bringing turf to Horace Greeley High School, with plans to raise money for about $1 million in sports infrastructure fixes near by.

At its Tuesday meeting, the Chappaqua school board approved changing its existing agreement with the committee and the Greeley Sports Boosters to include being able to accept funds for the expanded work. The board also voted to amend its existing engineering agreement with WBA Group, which initially covered the field, to include the other work.

The biggest items for repairs include fixing the running track, new restrooms, replacing the lighting fixtures at the adjacent tennis court and an overhaul for the entrance plaza and walkway. A chart showing each item and its cost is attached to this story as a photo.

The various repairs and the turf field will be bundled into the same approval application for the state's Education Department. In addition, the school district has agreed to add in a project to fix Greeley's gym roof. The board also voted to approve $7,600 in district funding for engineering fees in connection with the roof. School board president Alyson Kiesel said that the roof repair was going to be done anyway. The difference now is that it will be part of the state application.

The benefits highlighted for having a series of repairs bundled in for state approval include the potential 30-percent cost match that would go to the district for maintenance of the facilities over the long term.

Explaining the decision to expand the scope, Greeley Sports Boosters president Jim Nottingham noted the efficiency in doing one application

"It didn't make sense to do it piecemeal," he said.

So far, Nottingham said, the turf committee has close to half a million dollars pledged in its fundraising. The goal for completing the field is still for this coming fall, he said. For the overall work, the goal is to raise as much money to get as much done as soon as possible, Nottingham explained.