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Board tables Phase 1 sustainability approval but approves borrowing resolution to begin financing process
Summary
After staff and McKinstry presented a Phase 1 sustainability package, the board tabled final approval of the projects but approved a separate resolution authorizing up to $10,485,000 in borrowing to begin the public petition and financing process.
Public comment and staff presentations on Jan. 27 culminated in a split decision: the Board of Education tabled final approval of the district’s Phase 1 sustainability project and funding plan, but approved a separate resolution authorizing the district to begin the borrowing process for up to $10,485,000.
Kevin Spittler, a district sustainability committee member, opened public comment urging support for two agenda items: "the approval of the Phase 1 Sustainability Project and Funding" and a corresponding resolution authorizing borrowing. "While these measures are expensive, they will pay for themselves over time," Spittler said, citing energy‑savings examples from other districts.
Assistant Superintendent Jared Rosing and representatives from McKinstry summarized the Phase 1 package: geothermal retrofit at Sauk Trail Elementary, a districtwide recommissioning and controls…
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