TCAPS Trustees to Vote on $17.2 Million Fieldhouse Project
By Beth Milligan | March 9, 2026
Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) trustees will vote to approve the $17.2 million construction of a new fieldhouse and after-school clubhouse next to East Middle School at their 5pm meeting tonight (Monday). The project, which is being funded by over $9 million in 2018 district bond funds and over $8 million in local donations, is set to break ground this spring and be open by the 2027-28 school year.
Trustees will vote tonight to approve construction contracts for the new facility, which will be over 125,000 square feet and include full competition size football/soccer/lacrosse fields, a six-lane 330-meter track, and batting cages. The project also includes an attached clubhouse, …
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