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Durham Public Schools details $965M facility needs and outlines bond-ready capital plan
Summary
Durham Public Schools presented a capital improvement plan emphasizing equity-based prioritization and a facilities condition assessment that identifies roughly $965 million in maintenance needs; district and county staff said overall CIP estimates remain near $2 billion and outlined timelines for costing, task force review and possible bond planning.
Durham Public Schools presented an early-stage capital improvement plan at the Nov. 19 joint meeting, laying out the district’s facilities condition, project categories and a timeline for cost estimates and collaboration with the county.
Director of Facilities and Planning Devin Mitchell described a districtwide facilities condition assessment completed in 2025 that “expressed a need for $965,000,000 just to bring our facilities up to a state that they’re working and operating and functioning well.” Mitchell said that figure covers repairs and systems work needed to make buildings functional; it does not include additional investments tied to educational adequacy.
Mitchell said the average age of…
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