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Board of Education asks planning board to keep $7.4 million in capital requests for school safety, roofs and athletic fields
Summary
The Board of Education presented a $7.4 million capital request that includes school security vestibules, short-term security investments, weatherproofing work (Strawberry Hill phase A) and synthetic turf replacements. Officials warned that proposed reductions could delay critical field replacements and leave schools with insufficient playing surfaces during construction.
The Stamford Board of Education asked the Planning Board on Jan. 7 to preserve most of its capital request, saying cuts would slow critical safety and facility work and could make it impossible to replace worn athletic fields in a timely way. Catherine LaBalbo, speaking for the district, said, "This year, the request is for a, $7,400,000," and described two security requests: a $500,000 physical-infrastructure item (vestibules) recommended by the Connecticut School Safety and Security Council and a separate short-term security account for targeted deterrents and…
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