Committee recommends 2025–29 five‑year capital improvement plan to finance committee; motion carries

The Germantown School District Buildings & Grounds Committee voted Sept. 16 to forward the district’s 2025–29 five‑year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) with a positive recommendation to the finance committee.

Committee staff described the CIP as a working document to plan, prioritize and implement projects identified in the facilities condition assessment (FCA). The plan includes an FCA crosswalk intended to align annual projects with a district standing budget. "The CIP is intended to keep all district property operating in a safe, efficient, and beneficial manner for all students, staff, and community," a staff member said.

Staff discussed several specific items included in planning: a potential paving and striping project for the overflow lot at Amy Bell (with a contractor estimate expected the week following the meeting and a possibility of doing the work this fall if weather and scheduling permit), generator sizing at Amy Bell to maintain well pumps/septic and emergency lighting, and a drain‑field/dugout rebuild that is being re‑priced to use straight concrete board walls with 4‑foot centered rebar. Trustees also discussed a Kennedy Middle School roof section rated high priority (priority 5) currently planned for 2027–28 and noted it could be accelerated if additional deterioration occurs.

A committee member stated the district will levy $650,000 this year for upcoming projects; that levy amount was noted in the meeting record. A motion by a trustee to give the CIP a positive recommendation to the finance committee passed after a second; the vote was recorded as in favor and the motion carried.

The committee did not adopt specific contracts or appropriate funds at the Sept. 16 meeting; it forwarded the CIP to the finance committee for further action.