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Easton Area SD design team outlines schedule, phase‑1 budget and Act 34 timing; trustees urged to consider tax plan
Summary
Designers reviewed the project schedule, phase‑1 budgeting, and the Act 34 public‑hearing timeline. Presenters reiterated an estimated cumulative project cost in the design documents and advised continuing a proposed 1.5% annual tax set‑aside to support the capital program.
Designers and district staff reviewed the high school project schedule, phase‑1 budgeting and the Act 34 (public‑hearing) sequence used in Pennsylvania school construction. They reiterated cumulative cost estimates presented in the project draw schedule, described upcoming permitting steps for phase 1 and reminded trustees that the district’s planned tax set‑aside will be important to fund the project.
A design presenter (speaker 8) said the phase‑1 budget figures shown in meeting materials included two green‑boxed items of about $6,000,000 and $5,000,000 that were being used for budgeting Phase 1 site and field work; detailed civil and stormwater plans had not yet been completed. The presentation listed a cumulative estimated project cost of about $16,800,000 by 2026 for the design/bid milestones…
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