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Trustees approve $12M design authorization for proposed southwest comprehensive high school after debate over cost and timing
Summary
Trustees voted 4-3 on Oct. 30 to authorize roughly $12 million for architectural design of a comprehensive high school near Cactus and Buffalo, keeping the project on the district—s CIP schedule while leaving staff authority to adapt plans if enrollment or master‑plan outcomes change.
Trustees voted 4-3 on Oct. 30 to authorize capital improvement contract awards that include more than $12 million for architectural design work on a proposed comprehensive high school near Cactus and Buffalo in southwest Clark County.
Supporters said the work keeps the district on the capital improvement program (CIP) schedule and preserves the option to open a full comprehensive campus in the 2028–29 time frame. Critics on the board, led by Trustee Stevens, argued the district should pause or right‑size the design because newer enrollment data and the facility master plan show declining future enrollment in the area and because the district previously paid for a different set of plans.
The contract under consideration funds a 2,700‑seat comprehensive campus. Brandon McLaughlin, chief facilities officer, told the board that an $8.9 million contract executed Jan. 12, 2023, has $2.3 million remaining and that the district…
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