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Greencastle-Antrim leaders outline facilities master plan amid rapid housing growth and propose millage increases to fund projects
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Laura Hanks described a multi-year facilities master plan tied to rapid local housing growth and building needs; district business staff proposed a finance strategy that includes a recommended 4% millage increase targeted to capital projects to build reserves for an estimated $45 million project.
Superintendent Dr. Laura Hanks and district finance staff told the Greencastle-Antrim School District Board on April 3 that the district's facilities master plan, developed with community input in 2023, needs revisiting because local housing development and growing program needs are accelerating demand for expanded space.
The master plan presentation detailed specific building needs, including replacement of gym bleachers to meet ADA standards, expanded science labs at the high school, repurposing a primary-school wing, improved camera surveillance, and safety-film installation at main offices funded through a PCCD grant. Dr. Hanks said recent development activity includes “shovels are going in the ground on 851 housing units in our township and borough” and that kindergarten registration opened with “80 registered” in the district’s first two weeks, signaling faster enrollment growth than typical.
Why this matters: district leaders said the campus is near capacity…
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