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Oregon School for the Deaf seeks $96.2 million for phase‑one campus renovation and new residence halls

2754345 · March 24, 2025
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Department officials presented a long-range facility plan for the Oregon School for the Deaf and asked the subcommittee to consider $96.2 million in project costs (about $107 million including debt service) for phase 1 — new residence halls, critical campus fixes and site work.

Officials from the Oregon Department of Education presented the long-range facility plan for the Oregon School for the Deaf (OSD) to the Education Subcommittee on March 24 and described a phase‑one bond request focused on new residence halls and critical campus improvements.

Melissa Garner, ODE’s business services director, said OSD’s campus sits on 37.3 acres with buildings that average about 70 years old and that essential infrastructure such as water and sewer is original in places. OSD currently hosts the residential program and two charter schools and a Head Start program on…

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