Sun Prairie facilities chief outlines 2025–2034 capital improvement and maintenance plan

Pete Warwick, director of facilities and grounds for the Sun Prairie Area School District, presented the district—s proposed 2025 through 2034 Capital Improvement and Maintenance Plan during a school board presentation. "This 10 year plan identifies our budget goals and aligns with district priorities," Warwick said, and he added that "by approving this plan we are allowed to use Fund 46 which is a Long Term Capital Improvement Trust Fund."

The plan matters because Fund 46 restricts how long deposits may be removed and limits spending to items listed in an approved long-term plan. Warwick said a school board with an approved long-term capital improvement plan of at least 10 years may establish and fund such a trust and that the district—s Fund 46 was created more than five years ago; after the initial five-year prohibition on withdrawing deposits, funds may only be used for the purposes…