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Cabarrus schools ask board to approve reallocation of county capital funds to address urgent roofs, HVACs and lots
Summary
District staff proposed reallocating $10.1 million in county-funded capital dollars across a hybrid list of capital improvement and top-36 projects so the district can replace roofs, two chillers and two parking lots this year without requesting new money from the county.
Cabarrus County Schools officials asked the Board of Education on Aug. 4 to approve a plan to repurpose county-allocated capital funds so the district can prioritize immediate building needs without requesting additional money. At the meeting, Jonathan Bowers, a system administrator for facilities, told the board: "We are not, and this is the important thing, we are not asking for additional funds. We just want to change how we're spending it." He said the county this year funded the district's full Top‑36 list at about $10,100,000 and proposed shifting some items between that Top‑36 (projects between $25,000 and $499,999) and CIP (projects above…
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