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District reports nearly $2 million in summer facility projects; state major-maintenance allocation rises to $2.9 million
Summary
Facilities staff reviewed about 26 summer projects, including fire-alarm upgrades, auditorium lighting, pool boiler replacement and roofing work; the district reported a state major-maintenance allocation increase to $2.9 million and component-level funding for a Davis Middle School electrical upgrade and a roof project.
The district's facilities director updated the board on roughly 26 projects completed or underway over the summer, saying close to $2,000,000 was spent on maintenance and upgrades. Work included paving and pothole repairs, sidewalk and railing repairs, a new fire-alarm system at Aspen and partial roof repairs at Horizon. The director described several larger investments: a comprehensive fire-alarm upgrade at Aspen (three remaining buildings scheduled for future summers), new LED auditorium and stage lighting at Evanston High School, a replacement pool boiler ordered after an emergency failure, a Connex cooler pad for the central kitchen and added locker installations for physical-education areas. He explained sprinkler-system work at the high school that transfers irrigation from the domestic water line to the secondary (less costly) system. On funding, the facilities director said the district's major-maintenance allocation from the state increased by roughly $1 million to about $2.9 million for the coming year. He described two component-level awards: $3,000,000 earmarked for an electrical upgrade at Davis Middle School and $1,000,000 for roof work. The director said the district will seek flexibility to shift component funding if savings on the electrical project can be applied to the roof, which he estimated could cost $3—4 million. Board members asked operational questions, including timing and carryover of prior-year maintenance dollars; the director said funds are a mixture of prior-year carryover and current allocations and that the district spent almost all major-maintenance dollars in fiscal 2024—25. Trustees also asked about implementation timelines for the Davis electrical project and the two-phase roof project at Horizon; the director said the electrical work is planned next summer and roof work will continue across two summers. No formal vote was required; the board received the report and asked staff to continue planning and to request allowable flexibility from the state funding committee if required.
