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East St. Louis SD 189 reviews bond options to fund $17.2 million CTE project and other campus repairs
Summary
District officials reviewed a $17,197,527 CTE building budget and a slate of unfunded projects (auditorium, parking, athletic fields, cafeteria) and were presented three 20-year bond scenarios and the potential for a county school facility sales tax to cover work.
East St. Louis SD 189 officials on the meeting reviewed capital projects and borrowing options to pay for a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) building and other campus repairs.
Greg Getty of Holland Construction told the board the CTE trade packages drew competitive bids and recommended proceeding with two of five alternates (canopies and mezzanine storage) and carrying contingency funds. "So what we're looking for tonight is approval, to move forward with the project," Getty said, and he named a total project budget of $17,197,527, funded by a DCEO grant.
Getty also described other early-stage projects: an auditorium renovation the team has reduced toward $6,000,000 after earlier estimates around $8,400,000; combined…
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