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CIP presentation spotlights life-safety work at Sandown North and high-school envelope plan
Summary
At the Oct. 9 Timberlane budget meeting, CIP presenters emphasized life-safety needs at Sandown North (sprinkler installation), estimated a $500,000 high-school envelope project, and listed bathroom infrastructure and Pollard fixture replacements among FY27 priorities within a proposed $1,892,200 CIP budget.
District staff opened the Capital Improvement Program discussion on Oct. 9 by framing several projects as life‑safety priorities and by describing the CIP committee’s prioritization process.
Doctor Martin told the committee the CIP committee used a gallery‑walk exercise to rank projects and that four projects rose to the top for FY27 consideration: a high‑school building envelope project (aesthetics and insulation) estimated at about $500,000; the next phase of high‑school bathroom renovations (200 wing); fire‑suppression (sprinkler) work at Sandown North; and replacement of failing vanities and sinks at Pollard after safety inspections. Doctor Martin emphasized that projects placed on the district’s FY28 “seeds” list are for conversation and not final approval.
On Sandown North, Doctor Martin recounted conversations with local fire officials about water availability and approval conditions. He said the fire chief told him that, in a serious fire, the department would need water from surrounding towns and that the chief “will not approve construction without a sprinkler in Sandown North.” Doctor Martin framed the sprinkler work as a “life safety issue” and said that is why the project is on the FY27 list.
The committee also discussed the age and condition of high‑school bathroom infrastructure, described in testimony as roughly 60 years old in places, and the need to budget for potential structural repairs beyond cosmetic fixes.
The CIP budget the committee advanced for review was listed at $1,892,200; staff said the CIP total typically includes a small buffer to address unexpected repairs.
