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Lockport Township HSD 205 outlines 10-year facilities plan to address aging infrastructure
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bob McBride told the board the district will pursue a 10-year facilities master plan to replace major mechanical systems, update bleachers and modernize parts of East Campus while aiming to use reserves or targeted debt to limit taxpayer impacts.
Superintendent Dr. Bob McBride said the district is moving toward a 10-year facilities master plan the administration hopes the board will approve. He told the Jan. 26 meeting brief that the plan focuses first on infrastructure—major mechanical replacements and bleacher replacement—and on modernization work at Central and East campuses to preserve the buildings as long-term community assets.
"We have to deal with major mechanical that needs to be replaced," McBride said. He added that bleachers had "outlived their lifetime" and that selective modernization at East Campus is "essential to continue to support the student experience at a modern public high school."
McBride framed the plan as stewardship of district facilities "that will live on long after I am gone," and said the district will consider a financing approach using cash reserves or "appropriate debt" so that property-tax impacts remain "reasonable and low as possible." He cautioned that repairs and renovations are costly but argued that delaying work carries its own costs.
The brief did not include specific cost estimates, a timeline of projects or whether the district will seek voter approval for bonds. McBride said the administration will present the plan to the board for review; the board's formal consideration and any related financing decisions were not recorded in the brief.
