MARIETTA — The cost to replace the home-side grandstands of McEachern High School’s Cantrell Stadium is now pushing $24 million, with the Cobb County School District agreeing to pay $8.23 million, alongside $7.5 million from the school’s endowment fund, toward construction.
The school board — with board members Leroy Tre’ Hutchins and John Cristadoro absent — voted 5-0 to approve an $8.23 million contract with Parrish Construction Group, previously tapped as the project’s construction manager, for construction of the stands and associated support facilities, including restrooms and concession stands.
The contract was placed on the consent agenda during the board’s Thursday night meeting. Earlier in the afternoon, the board heard from Chief Technology and Operations Officer Marc Smith about the project’s progression…