Owner's representative outlines county and school construction status; Cascade High floor repairs estimated above $2 million

An owner’s representative reporting to a county committee summarized progress on county and school construction projects and flagged two issues with potential budget and schedule impacts. The committee heard that a surplus building and juvenile‑center contract have been prepared and the juvenile‑center contract was given to Mr. Daniels for signature; the combined contract figure the representative cited was $6,000,005.65. The representative also said a requested additional half bath for the soil conservation office is priced at $8,880.65 (see related item on the change order). Work began this week on the health‑department roof and archives roof after materials were delivered; HVAC units were delivered for the health department and roofing work is scheduled to start early the next morning. At school sites, staff said concessions, press box, lighting and turf work are at various stages of completion, and sewer work in front of Cascade Elementary was scheduled to start later in the same week. Two items with larger programmatic impact drew extended discussion. First, a proposed qualifying gun range cannot be built at the planned site in its current layout because the project lacks the required depth between the building and the road. "We cannot move that road," the owner’s representative said, and the team is redesigning the facility to stay within a shorter setback while they await approval from the Tennessee agency that sets range standards. Second, the Cascade High School gym floor dispute remains unresolved in court. The representative said the defendant's attorney died, which delayed the scheduling of a court date and led to additional time for the defense to retain counsel. The representative estimated remediation will "probably be an excess of $2,000,000," and described the repair as a multi‑summer project: remove the existing floor, sandblast, apply a high‑moisture adhesive, install new flooring and vinyl base, and repaint; the plan would likely take two summers to complete with phased wing work. Why this matters: the Cascade estimate and site design issues have the potential to affect capital budgets, school schedules and multi‑department coordination. The representative and staff did not record a final, binding vote on the Cascade matter during the meeting; they said further legal steps, mediation and scheduling remain in process.