Board approves capital improvement plan updates after correcting totals and schedule items
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Summary
The board approved updates to the district capital improvement plan, noting new funding sources (ARC, Maryland Energy Administration), a shifted timeline for some educational specifications, and a clerical summation error that the board directed staff to correct before finalizing totals.
District staff presented updates to the Garrett County Public Schools capital improvement plan (CIP), highlighting a slowdown in funding, an emphasis on finishing the Bradford School project, and new funding sources under consideration including the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Maryland Energy Administration (for Route 40 solar and decarbonization projects), and a community trust grant for a tree canopy classroom.
Staff noted specific schedule adjustments: Krellin Elementary educational specifications were moved to FY27 for design and later construction years; Friendsville Elementary educational specifications were placed in FY28 (the board clarified minor discrepancies between the printed paper and the CIP online). The Interagency Commission (IAC) changed funding percentages for projects launched in FY27–28 to 95% state and 5% local, improving the district’s state share by 6 percentage points under recent IAC initiatives.
During discussion board members identified a summation/formula error in the FY27 cumulative column; staff acknowledged this was a clerical math/formula issue and agreed to correct the totals. The board amended the recommendation to approve the CIP contingent on correcting column totals and approved the plan by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and voice “Aye” but does not record individual roll‑call tallies.