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Pinellas school board adopts revised five‑year capital plan after hurricane recovery adjustments
Summary
The Pinellas County School Board on Jan. 28 approved a revised five‑year capital outlay plan and facilities work program that incorporates roughly $21 million in hurricane‑related stabilization, rebuild and repair costs and uses a $7 million contingency fund, but the measure passed narrowly (5–1) after a board member raised accuracy concerns.
The Pinellas County School Board on Jan. 28 approved a revised five‑year capital outlay plan and tentative facilities work program that incorporates rebuild and repair costs stemming from two recent hurricanes.
The plan, summarized by Chief Financial Officer Michael Jeppesen, estimates about $21,000,000 in stabilization, rebuild and repair costs for affected facilities and reflects adjustments to address those unanticipated needs. "To address these unanticipated costs in our capital spending, we have utilized our $7,000,000 capital contingency fund and have deferred 2 major projects and several smaller projects into future years," Jeppesen said during the meeting.
The document submitted to the Florida…
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