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ETHS staff outline $15 million health‑life‑safety bond proposal to fix gym ventilation, roofs and windows
Summary
District staff briefed the board on a proposed use of a new state law to issue health‑life‑safety bonds for major building repairs, emphasizing urgent ventilation work in the gym wing and potential tax impacts under different issuance scenarios.
Evanston Township High School administrators told the board on Jan. 13 they were preparing an amendment to the district’s decennial Health, Life & Safety (HLS) survey to pursue bonds under a new state law that exempts school fire‑prevention and safety bonds from the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL).
Facilities staff explained that the 10‑year architect survey cited more than $60 million in upgrades and repairs across the building, and that the district lacks the capital to address all violations. The presentation proposed issuing $15 million in HLS bonds to address priority items now, with a primary focus on ventilating the gym wing, and secondary work on roofs, windows and mechanical systems in arts and adjacent wings.
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