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Mesa district warns BRG funding falls far short as maintenance backlog tops $1.4 billion
Summary
District staff told the Mesa Unified School District board that state Building Renewal Grant (BRG) funding is insufficient to meet roughly $1.4 billion in capital needs; Mesa has received ~$61M since 2019 while the state shows about $25M remaining and a multi-year backlog. The board approved a $7M contract increase for roofing work.
Mesa Unified District officials told the governing board on Nov. 14 that the state Building Renewal Grant program, while helpful, cannot keep pace with the district’s capital needs and growing deferred maintenance backlog.
Mister Moore, who presented the BRG overview, said the state program funds projects that meet minimum adequacy guidelines under AAC 706 and cited a 10‑year statewide allocation of about $199 million. ‘‘Since 2019, we’ve received over $61,000,000 in awarded projects,’’ he said, noting roughly $32 million of that covered roofing work. Moore said MPS’s current…
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