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Onslow County Schools proposes $6.3 million capital outlay plan for 2025–26 with roofing and security priorities
Summary
Capital outlay presenter Dr. Gardner outlined a $6,304,577.88 capital budget request focused on roofing and security upgrades, mandated analog-to-digital panic-button conversions, camera replacements and vehicle/equipment renewals; staff described a prioritization process that reduced $50M in requests to the proposed allocation.
Dr. Gardner presented the Onslow County Schools proposed capital outlay budget for fiscal year 2025–26, describing a prioritization process that reduced hundreds of site requests to a recommended capital program of roughly $6.3 million focused on roofing, safety upgrades and equipment replacement.
"I'm very happy to present today our 2026 fiscal year capital outlay fund budget proposal," Dr. Gardner told the board, then summarized systemwide facilities: once Woodland Elementary is online the district will have 521 buildings, multiple permanent structures, and over 4.2 million heated square feet to maintain.
Why it matters: Capital funding pays for long-lived physical assets and safety systems. Dr. Gardner said the district received roughly 466 capital requests initially totaling about $74 million;…
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