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Board weighs Dixon site options: elementary rebuild, retrofit of Timpanogos and bond timing
Summary
The board discussed possible uses of the Dixon site, costs to build or demolish existing structures, retrofit costs for Timpanogos and options for funding (bond, reserves, asset sales). Staff will return with financial scenarios, asset inventories and timeline estimates.
Provo City School Board members discussed the future of the Dixon site on Sept. 19, including a scenario to rebuild an elementary school at Dixon and repurpose Timpanogos for adult education, East Bay Post High and potential CTE or district uses.
Board president Jennifer Partridge framed the discussion by listing district needs that have been raised in recent years: a permanent home for East Bay Post High, space for adult education and CTE programming, and eventually consolidated district office space. Devon Daley, the district's business administrator, presented high-level cost and timeline estimates and funding options.
Key cost and timing figures Daley presented (estimates from staff and recent bids): a new elementary school sized at roughly 80,000 square feet (comparable to Lakeview) could cost about $40 million including furnishings and architect fees at recent construction-price levels; demolition of the…
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