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Trustees approve rebudgeted facility work; Avista to retrofit district lighting at no cost, roofing and fencing needs remain
Summary
Trustees approved rebudgeting of plant‑facility and emergency repair funds to restore prior carpet allocations and to cover priority repairs after hearing facility updates on Avista‑funded LED conversions, roof scans, fence damage and boiler reliability issues.
The Lakeland School District board heard an extensive facilities report and approved a motion to reallocate plant‑facility levy and emergency repair funds to cover urgent building needs and previously planned projects.
Facilities Director Tim Hague said Avista Energy is conducting a district‑wide retrofit that replaces older fixtures with LED fixtures—and Avista will pay for the upgrades, including installation, across most district schools. Hague said the program includes stadium lights at the high schools and middle school work; exceptions are schools on a different utility (Kootenai Electric). Hague said the district expects average energy savings of about 20% after conversion and that several schools’ stadium fixtures have already been replaced.
Hague and district staff described other capital matters: they are pursuing more local options for snow removal, looking at long‑term roof‑replacement planning…
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