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Three‑year master facilities plan presented; district proposes sprinkler, roof and water‑system projects
Summary
District staff presented a three‑year capital plan that includes a middle‑school sprinkler system and generator, multiple roof projects, an elementary domestic water replacement and smaller capital items. Finance staff described capital‑reserve balances and potential borrowing for larger future projects.
District staff presented a three‑year master facilities plan at the workshop that lists capital projects for 2025‑26 through 2027‑28 and outlined how the district would finance those projects.
The plan’s near‑term priorities for 2025‑26 include a middle‑school sprinkler system with generator replacement (bids reviewed by the district), roof coating or replacement work and a domestic water replacement at the elementary school to replace a well, tank and treatment system. The presenter said bids for the sprinkler and generator project were recently opened and that total bid numbers for the package looked “pretty favorable,” with the district’s estimate at about $1.16 million and bid totals trending near $1.2 million.
Other 2025‑26 items included small capital projects to address piping and summer plumbing leaks, high‑school driveway resealing and line striping, and NWE administrative driveway and parking‑lot work. The district also proposed a middle‑school shingle‑roof replacement (estimated $498,500) and listed future‑priority projects including a Weisenberg roof (estimate $1.4 million), high‑school HVAC work and possible future fieldhouse, cafeteria expansion and stadium lighting projects.
Finance staff explained funding sources. As of April, the district’s capital reserve held a little more than $4 million; staff identified additional available fund balance of about $5 million that could be tapped but cautioned this would reduce reserves for millage stabilization and other set‑asides. The presentation said about $13 million had been borrowed for prior middle‑school improvements, with roughly $200,000 remaining from that borrowing. If the presented projects move forward, staff projected the capital reserve would fall to about $2 million after the 2025‑26 work; by 2027‑28 some larger projects would likely require borrowing.
Board members asked for clarification on bid timing and next steps. Staff said bid reviews and project recommendations will return to the board for formal approval.
