Wappingers trustees told essential repairs total about $103.6 million without additions; committee labeled most items "must do"

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At a Jan. 27 Board of Education meeting, district staff and trustees discussed a proposed 2025 capital project. Officials said core repairs from a prior building-condition survey would cost roughly $103.6 million without planned additions; trustees and staff described many previously "nice-to-do" items as now urgent.

Wappingers Central School District trustees heard detailed questions and updates Jan. 27 about a proposed 2025 capital project that district staff said would cost roughly $103,638,000 if it excluded planned building additions.

The board’s discussion focused on which items from a 2021 building-condition survey remain urgent, how inflation and pandemic-era supply shortages changed costs and timing, and whether synthetic turf and other upgrades should be considered "must do" or optional.

District staff summarized why the figure is substantially higher than the 2021 survey estimates: escalation and supply-chain delays have increased bids and reduced vendor availability for equipment such as rooftop units and unit ventilators. Trustees and staff said some items that were previously classified as "nice to do" have moved into the "must do" category as the five-year window for the building-condition survey elapsed. Trustee…

Wappingers trustees told essential repairs total about $103.6 million without additions; committee labeled most items "must do"

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