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Benicia Unified board reviews Measure C site plans, approves architectural contracts for school modernizations and field upgrades
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting, the Benicia Unified School District board received schematic plans for Measure C-funded projects at five schools, heard public appeals for turf fields and year-round playable surfaces, and approved architectural agreements to advance construction documents for Joe Henderson Elementary and two site field projects.
The Benicia Unified School district board on Jan. 16 reviewed schematic designs for Measure C–funded school modernizations and field upgrades and approved several architectural contracts to move design work into construction documents.
The presentations, led by Bond Director Roxanne Egan, covered schematic site plans and multi‑phase construction sequences for Mary Farmer Elementary, Robert Semple Elementary, Joe Henderson Elementary, Venetia High School’s performing arts building (PAB) and varsity fields, Liberty High School projects, and a proposed soccer field and six‑lane track at Venetia Middle School. Egan said the documents are schematic and will be refined through site‑level meetings, Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee review, and community open houses.
Why it matters: The projects are funded in part by Measure C, which Egan said passed nine months ago; bond and state grant funding will be used together to replace aging modular classrooms, upgrade HVAC and roofing, expand TK/K classrooms at some sites and build or upgrade athletic fields. The…
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