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Osseo facilities update: $495 million LTFM and Build A Better Future program 25% complete, major projects under way

Independent School District 279 (Osseo Public School District) school board · December 17, 2025
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Summary

District facilities staff reported $212 million spent since FY24 toward an anticipated $495 million long-term facilities maintenance and Build A Better Future program through 2028; projects completed include elementary media-center renovations, and major additions and renovations are scheduled for 2026–2027.

District facilities leaders told the school board Dec. 16 that long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM) work paired with the Build A Better Future referendum is progressing on schedule, with significant construction activity and upcoming bid awards.

Dale Karlstrom, director of facilities, operations and planning, and project managers Colin O’Brien and Jeff Arthurs presented a project-by-project update. O’Brien reported an anticipated combined budget of $495,000,000 for LTFM and BBF projects through 2028 and said the district’s current spend since FY24 is approximately $212,000,000.…

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