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Board hears capital‑projects update; administration says $1M remains for 2024–25 projects as referendum work continues
Summary
District facilities staff reported year-to-date capital spending, contingency use, and coordination with referendum projects; the board discussed parking-lot timing, masonry deferrals and use of referendum dollars to capture construction efficiencies.
District facilities staff presented an overview of capital improvement projects carried forward from last spring and an update on spending and scheduling.
Ray (Facilities) summarized work that included Huntley asphalt (budgeted $175,000; actual about $191,000 after base and concrete repairs), partial roof replacements (areas 14–19 budgeted $538,000 came in under budget), East Cluster roof repairs ($30,000), and deferred tuckpointing/masonry work at West Cluster ($100,000). Miscellaneous smaller projects included exterior painting, a $19,000 electrical arc‑flash update, East tennis court repairs (about $105,000 split with Fund 80), a Franklin electronic sign ($4,000) and West pool downspout replacement ($3,400).
Ray reported total proposed capital last year of about $1.9 million with carryover and referendum adjustments; capital spent to date was described in the packet. Administration said contingency funds were used for heater, pool, chiller and boiler repairs and that approximately $1 million remains available for the current cycle while roughly $1.5 million of capital allotment has been reallocated to referendum projects.
Board members and administration discussed whether to complete the East parking-lot work as part of referendum construction to capture efficiencies (administration estimated the full parking-lot replacement cost at about $1.1 million and noted $400,000 of that is included in the referendum scope). Masonry work at Westchester was deferred because of workload and brick‑matching complexity; administrators said they expect to plan that project in a future year.
The board asked for continued prioritization of safety- and function-focused capital work while coordinating timing with referendum construction where possible. No capital appropriations or new contracts were adopted at the meeting; this item was provided as an informational update.
