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Architects tell Bath County board that KDE rules and rising costs favor a new middle school; nickel tax framed as funding gap solution
Summary
Ross Tarrant Architects told the Bath County Board of Education on Dec. 16 that Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) cost rules and rising construction bids have pushed the district past renovation thresholds, and the proposed "nickel" tax is intended to close the funding gap for a new middle school.
Ross Tarrant Architects presented the district—s planning analysis at the Bath County Board of Education—s Dec. 16 meeting, saying KDE—s cost-per-square-foot rules and recent construction price increases make renovation of the current middle school infeasible and justify a new building funded in part by a proposed county "nickel" tax.
Jonathan (Ross Tarrant Architects) summarized the facility-planning timeline and said the district—s existing middle school was estimated under KDE—s standard replacement formula at about $25.7 million and that KDE—s 80% cap would limit allowable renovation spending to roughly $20.1 million. The firm said KDE would cap funding for a renovation at that amount even if actual renovation needs exceed it.
The presentation aimed to explain why the district moved from renovation to a guaranteed plan for a new middle…
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