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Consultants report district-wide facility assessment; cost estimates to follow
Summary
Consultants McMillan Pass and Smith presented a facility conditions assessment of all 10 Asheville City Schools campuses, identifying mostly moderate ("3") issues, key site-specific concerns (roof leaks, drainage, ADA doors, possible asbestos) and saying cost estimates will be final in the coming weeks ahead of an April board update.
A consultant team presented a district-wide facilities conditions assessment to the Asheville City Schools board on Feb. 6, reporting that most problems are moderate and largely cosmetic but that several sites require targeted work.
Aubrey Donnellan, project manager with McMillan Pass and Smith, told the board the team inspected every campus floor to ceiling, geolocated individual "instances" of concern and rated elements on a 1-to-5 scale. "One is extremely worn or inoperable; a three is aged but functional," Donnellan said. She said the district's largest share of instances were rated 3, about 24% were rated 2 and a small share were rated 1, meaning urgent repair.
The consultants broke issues into five categories: site, building envelope, interiors, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) and health, safety and security (HSS).…
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