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Capital projects update: Fountain Elementary demolition recommended; convocation center nearing completion
Summary
Capital projects director recommended awarding Fountain Elementary demolition at $431,000 and reported the Convocation Center structure is dried‑in and in finishing stages; board raised punch-list and playground replacement timing and staff agreed to provide updates.
Ronnie Joseph, capital projects director, presented five executive summaries from the capital projects division: ongoing construction updates, two Georgia Department of Education resolutions (initiating the 5-year local facility plan and adding four facilities back into inventory to optimize state funding), capital purchase reports and a demolition recommendation for Fountain Elementary.
Joseph recommended awarding the Fountain Elementary demolition contract at $431,000. He also reported the convocation/graduation center structure is dried‑in and in finishing stages; low-voltage system delays could affect an early January target for readiness and a test run for December graduation remained a possibility but not certain. Board members asked about punch-list timing at Forest Park Middle School and playground replacements at Lake Ridge; Joseph said panels and deliveries are expected after the holidays, a punch list will be produced when interior work finishes, and playground replacement is on the summer project list. Staff committed to follow up with specific timelines and a priority list for playground needs.
