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Trustees OK revised capital improvement plan; projects include paving, access control and Carson High perimeter fencing
Summary
The board approved a revised capital improvement plan covering FY2026–2030 that schedules paving, access control phase 3 and perimeter fencing and preserves roughly $4.5 million in pay‑as‑you‑go funds for capital use if needed.
Carson City School District trustees on May 27 approved a revised capital improvement plan for fiscal years 2026–2030, moving forward with a slate of summer projects that include pavement repairs, access‑control work and design for a perimeter fence at Carson High School.
Facilities director Mark Johnson told the board he increased funding for district‑wide pavement maintenance to cover a mix of slurry seal, seal coat and repaving at several sites this summer. “We’re slurry sealing the South Teacher’s parking lot, Seliger Elementary, and then we’re paving in front of Fritch Building A, Empire Basketball Court and Carson Middle,” Johnson said, adding that some work is already contracted and scheduled for summer to avoid interfering with classes.
Trustees and staff discussed timing and carryovers. Johnson and Director of Fiscal Services Spencer Windward explained that large summer projects often straddle fiscal years, creating budget‑carryover amounts. Windward said the opening balance for the capital projects fund (Fund 300) is roughly $16.1 million and noted about $4.5 million in debt service “pay‑as‑you‑go” funds that could be applied to capital work if the board decides to do so.
The plan also moves forward on access control (phase 3) to expand door swipes and alarms districtwide, and Johnson described a new perimeter fencing and safety upgrade project at Carson High intended to secure student parking and tower doors with alarms and cameras. “Those doors on the towers will be for egress only; the alarms will go off if they’re opened,” he told trustees while describing the design work under way.
Trustees asked about specific line items: gym bleacher replacement amounts, HVAC work at Carson High that was postponed and plumbing/mechanical contingency funding for older buildings. Johnson said some amounts were placeholders carried forward from prior years and cautioned that final bid prices may be higher than estimates. Board members requested clearer carryover labeling in future CIP drafts so members can distinguish newly budgeted projects from projects rolled forward because they were not completed in prior years.
Trustee Varner moved approval of the revised CIP and the opening balance for Fund 300; Trustee Roberts seconded and the motion carried. Johnson said the board will receive ongoing updates and the bond oversight committee will review completed work and adjustments later in the year.
