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SCA briefs CEC on capital plan; parents press for faster repairs after schools report aging bathrooms
Summary
School Construction Authority staff presented District 25 capital projects and timelines; parents and a principal pressed the council and SCA on slow bathroom renovations and lack of clarity about funding and project tracking.
Ben Goodman, external affairs manager for Queens North for the School Construction Authority, reviewed the SCA five-year capital plan and specific projects affecting District 25 at Wednesday's Community Education Council meeting.
Goodman summarized the SCA’s fiscal 2025–29 plan, including capacity projects, healthy schools upgrades, and accessibility work. He said new District 25 capacity that recently opened includes an addition at PS 32 and the Paul V. Long Community Campus; future projects listed included a new primary school on Waters Edge Drive (anticipated Sept. 2026), an annex for John Bowne High School (Sept. 2027) and a new Flushing primary school on 40 Fifth Avenue (anticipated Sept. 2028).
During public comment, parents and a PS 21 principal told the council the…
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