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Board advances community engagement as facilities team refines bond options; Siwanoy expansion, HVAC among top priorities
Summary
Board and staff discussed updated cost estimates, potential savings, community engagement steps and a decision-analysis framework for a proposed facilities bond that could include a Siwanoy elementary replacement/expansion and district HVAC work.
Pelham school leaders and board members on Jan. 22 detailed an evolving facilities and bond-planning process as architects refined options and the administration set community engagement milestones ahead of any vote.
Administrators and the architecture team reviewed updated cost comparisons for multiple options at Siwanoy Elementary School and at the high school, and they presented reductions in previously provided estimates after identifying duplicated work for HVAC and heating-system upgrades. The architects’ follow-up reduced an earlier, larger cost estimate for one Siwanoy option by roughly $7 million by avoiding duplicate hydronic/heating and air-conditioning line items; a revised Pelham Memorial High School air-conditioning proposal also showed approximately $6 million in overlapping-cost savings, administrators said.
Engagement and timeline The board approved a schedule of community engagement including three informational sessions in early February (in-person high school session…
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