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Livonia board hears progress update on 2021 bond; Churchill library to open in November
Summary
District officials and the board reviewed summer 2025 bond projects funded by the 2021 bond, including renovated library-media centers, upgraded kitchens and a partially completed Churchill High School media center slated to open in early November.
President Karen Bradford and Superintendent Oakquist on Monday received a progress update on summer 2025 projects funded by the district's 2021 bond issue.
The presentation by the district and Paul Theriault of Plant Moran/RealPoint covered renovations completed this summer at Buchanan Elementary, Grant Elementary, Johnson Upper Elementary and continued work at the Churchill High School library-media center (LMC). Officials said the bond program has funded reimagined LMCs, remodeled kitchens and some restroom work.
The update put the program about 80% complete measured by dollars spent, with four major construction summers finished and a small amount of work likely to continue into 2027. Paul Theriault described the LMCs as flexible, with retractable glass walls, collaboration "idea factory" spaces and new furniture and finishes. He and Superintendent Oakquist both highlighted newly installed kitchen equipment at multiple schools.
Churchill's LMC remains an active construction site, officials said, but they expect it to open in the first week of November. Superintendent Oakquist described features at Churchill that include raised ceilings for more natural light, acoustical panels and a first-in-district dedicated eSports room adjacent to the media center. The design also includes a large flex classroom with monitors that can pair with classroom displays to accommodate simultaneous in-person instruction and presentations.
Board member Mark Johnson praised Plant Moran/RealPoint's role as the district's owner's representative and thanked voters for approving the bond. District staff and the ownership representative said the bond work and a 10-year sinking fund will together approach roughly $500 million in reinvestment in district facilities, a figure the presenters described as an approximate cumulative total since 2013 when earlier bond work began.
The board said it plans to publish slide shows and social posts showing completed projects so taxpayers can see where bond and sinking-fund dollars were used.
The board did not take a vote on the update; the presentation was informational.
