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Board reviews $67 million capital plan; Pineview remodels and safety upgrades prioritized
Summary
District staff told trustees there is roughly $67 million in capital levy funds for 2023–24 and laid out priorities including Pineview High/Middle renovations, teen‑center overages tied to asbestos abatement, a pricier high‑school land purchase, and potential school‑safety upgrades that could cost millions.
Brent Bills presented the Washington County School District’s capital‑projects update at the Nov. 25 board meeting, telling trustees the district had about $67,000,000 available in its bond/levy fund for 2023–24 and walking through near‑term priorities and contingency plans.
Bills said the district is holding most existing bonds rather than refunding now because investment yields make early payoff unattractive; he recommended a parameters resolution in January so the district could act quickly if market conditions later favor refunding. “So we want to make sure that we've got . . . a quarter of a million dollars, 3 hundred thousand dollars before we pull that trigger,” he said. Bills described the existing five‑year…
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