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Buncombe County Schools lays out multi-year backlog, asks for phased funding
Summary
District officials presented a multi-year capital needs list that includes W.D. Williams phased renovation ($28 million total), Glen Arden replacement planning ($2 million to fund design; total rebuild estimate cited ~ $45 million), and systemwide needs for lobby security, technology backbone, roofing and mechanical replacements.
Buncombe County Schools presented the commission with a broad capital portfolio and asked the county to consider phased funding for several high-cost projects.
Clark, speaking for Buncombe County Schools, said the district is the fifteenth-largest in the state with 44 campuses and a large number of separate roof areas and mechanical systems that require ongoing replacement. "We have a lot of facilities... a hundred and two acres worth of roofs in our buildings that we, we maintain," Clark said.
Key district priorities and numbers: - W.D. Williams: district described a multi-phase…
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