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Cumberland County staff outline $3.94 million in school maintenance and capital priorities, emphasize safety and athletics
Summary
Administrators presented a maintenance rotation and a list of major capital projects — including fire alarm and electrical upgrades, a replacement gym floor and a track project — and discussed athletics facilities and possible city/county partnerships for tennis courts.
Cumberland County administrators reviewed a set of maintenance rotations and major capital projects during the budget work session, telling the board that safety and long‑deferred facility needs drive the list of priorities.
The maintenance rotation presented to the board totaled approximately $1,780,000, plus a maintenance reserve of $200,000 for repairs that arise during the year. Administrators listed major projects that together totaled about $2.16 million, including Martin Electric phase 2, a South campus fire‑alarm replacement, drainage work at Martin, a South High School gym‑floor replacement and work on the SMHS track.
“These are projects that have been kicked down the road through prior budget processes,” Ms. Bray, the district’s chief operating officer, told board members. “Some of those are safety and security issues.”
Why it matters: administrators said including these items in the budget avoids repeated requests to the…
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