A district representative said bond-funded construction at the Yorktown Central School District is underway at Mohantic and Brookside and remains on schedule and within budget.

“We're on schedule,” the Unidentified Speaker, a district representative, said. “We're within our budget. Things are progressing nicely.”

The speaker said initial site work has begun, including stripping some topsoil and removing playground equipment at Mohantic and installing safety fencing. The district has compiled photos from both Brookside and Mohantic to document progress.

The district’s facilities project committee meets every two weeks to review next steps, monitor progress toward completion and plan ways to minimize disruptions to instruction, the speaker said. “Teaching and learning has to be our number one focus always,” they added.

On athletics, the speaker said two fields at the middle and high school — the baseball field and the field-hockey field — are anticipated to be completed by the end of the current school year. A multipurpose athletic field north of those two is expected to be finished by winter of the next school year.

Design choices reflected input from coaches, architects and turf designers, the speaker said. The district created an upper field as a replica of Charlie Murphy Field so students will encounter the same landmarks, with the same color lines, painted end zone and center logo. The fields were oriented north–south to reduce sun impact on goaltenders, a decision the speaker said followed discussions with a player named Hunter about sightlines.

District officials described the design as the product of collaboration with coaching staff and said the plans have been presented to the community and the school board. The speaker said more updates and photos will be provided as work continues.