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Caswell County reviews school roof, HVAC and actuator needs; commissioners discuss tax options to fund teacher supplement
Summary
School leaders described widespread roof and HVAC issues and classroom actuator obsolescence; commissioners agreed to treat major capital projects via a project ordinance and discussed, but did not adopt, a proposal to raise property taxes to fund a flat teacher supplement and to place an Article 46 sales-tax referendum before voters.
School maintenance staff and county officials spent the budget work session reviewing capital needs at county schools and options to fund a teacher pay supplement.
A facilities official described clogged downspouts, failing roof flashings, leaks into building chases and a number of air-handler and chiller problems across the district. The official said several classroom actuator units that control temperature are more than 20 years old and estimated a replacement cost of roughly $300 per actuator in the school discussed, which the presenter translated to about $90,000 for that campus if all units were replaced at the same time. The facilities staff identified priority items including downspout and gutter repairs, replacement or rebuilds of pumps and some…
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