Tangipahoa Parish officials review school facility upgrades; Greenville Park paving quote tops $318,000

Tangipahoa Parish school officials reviewed recent and planned capital-outlay work across district campuses during the Feb. 3 capital outlay meeting, including parishwide bathroom renovations, new playgrounds, security upgrades and athletic-field maintenance. Staff also reported a low paving quote of $318,000 for a planned paving project at Greenville Park and discussed alternatives to reduce costs.

At the start of the facility update, Charlie Kirkland told the board the district is carrying out parishwide restroom updates that include new flooring, painting and epoxy sealing to make facilities cleaner and easier to maintain. Kirkland said larger flooring jobs are being contracted out while painting and smaller repairs are handled by in-house maintenance staff.

“We're doing almost everyone in the parish that needs it,” Kirkland said, describing work at schools including Sumner, Roselyn Montessori and Loranger High School. He described a stainless-steel-style panel solution so staff can…