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Trustees debate scope and costs of bond-funded high school projects; staff urge design-first approach
Summary
Board members and staff discussed details of the district's bond-funded projects and an "RHS realignment" budget line. Trustees expressed concern about shifting cost estimates, asked for clearer prioritization, and staff recommended further design work and phased bidding before final commitments.
Board members spent an extended portion of the July 23 meeting discussing the scope, sequencing and budgets for multiple bond-funded projects at Richmond High School and district facilities.
Trustees asked administrators and consultants to clarify what the previously discussed "RHS realignment" and remaining bond balance would cover, and whether projects approved at the meeting would exhaust bond proceeds. Staff said the figures shared earlier in the year were project-construction cost estimates and that current totals include additional soft costs, contingencies and bond-issuance expenses. Administrators recommended…
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