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Mesa presentation: State Building Renewal Grant falls short of $1.4 billion in district needs
Summary
District staff told the board the state Building Renewal Grant (BRG) helped with $61 million in projects since 2019 but is insufficient: Mesa Public Schools faces roughly $1.4 billion in capital needs and a $190 million funding gap this year, with a $25 million BRG balance and multiyear waitlists.
Mike Moore, Mesa Public Schools director of facilities, told the governing board at a Nov. 14 study session that the state Building Renewal Grant, commonly called the BRG, targets school facilities that fail to meet minimum adequacy guidelines. "The purpose is to maintain adequacy in our existing school facilities," Moore said, listing site drainage, safety, classroom temperature, acoustics, fire alarms and building systems as typical MAG deficiencies.
Moore said the district has leveraged the BRG since 2019 and "we've received over $61,000,000 in awarded projects," much of it for roofing. He warned the BRG budget is far smaller than district needs: "We currently have about…
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