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District previews 2026 facilities work, design contract and HVAC upgrade at Unionville Elementary
Summary
Administration presented a long-range facilities update showing 2025 spending, $6.4 million planned for 2026 projects and an RTN Engineering design proposal ($148,005) to replace rooftop HRUs with DOAS units at Unionville Elementary; board discussed rollover funds, inflation and the consequences for Patton Middle School if new-build plans change.
Facilities and capital-planning staff reviewed the district’s long-range facilities plan and an engineering-design proposal for HVAC upgrades at the Oct. 13 work session.
Mister Weitzel said RTN Engineering proposed designs to replace end-of-life rooftop heat-recovery units (HRUs) with dedicated outside-air systems (DOAS) and to replace large-group-unit ventilators serving the gym, auditorium and cafeteria. He described the existing HRUs as 20–25 years old and said improved humidity control from DOAS units will reduce wear on classroom unit ventilators. The design fee shown to the board was $148,005; the work is funded in the long-range facilities plan for summer 2026 construction.
Weitzel also previewed the 2026 portion of the long-range plan, listing approximately $6.4 million in proposed projects and noting that some 2025 projects were deferred while others were advanced. He told the board that construction-cost escalation and strategic reprioritization had reduced rollover funds to roughly $720,000; board members pressed for clarity about whether the change reflected moving projects earlier in the timeline or increased unit costs.
Board members discussed the tradeoffs if the district proceeds with a new middle-school build or instead pursues major renovations, noting that continuing to maintain the existing Patton Middle School would require addressing deferred maintenance and could be costly. Administration said a detailed cost estimate for the schematic design will be presented in December and a public schematic and budget options in January.
No bond-authorization votes occurred at the work session; the board was shown photographs of recent projects completed in 2025 and asked to weigh schedule, escalation and sequencing as staff finishes schematic-design work for the proposed new middle school.
