Board debates phasing, bonding options for McQuarrie facility
Aug 19, 2026
Board members spent a sustained discussion weighing phased repairs versus a larger bond (professionals indicated up to $25 million in no-new-tax bonding capacity). Members raised cost estimates for parking, roofing and HVAC and questioned community appetite for a full replacement.
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Board members and staff discussed potential capital work at McQuarrie and broader district facilities needs, weighing phased repairs, timelines and bonding capacity. Operations staff (speaker 6) presented estimates for a parking-lot mill-and-overlay (approx. $75,000) and an estimated roof replacement figure (about $2.3 million) from Tremco; staff noted the district's capital fund has roughly $1.2 million available for immediate needs.
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