RSU 40 trustees review Madonna Valley High School renovation plan after $4M state awards; water repairs restore flow

Trustees of RSU 40/MSAD 40 on the board reviewed a recommended renovation plan for Madonna Valley High School that the project team priced at about $27.8 million and trimmed to a recommended district-funded package of roughly $24.9 million after recent state grant awards. Presenters said the district was awarded nearly $4,000,000 through a state revolving renovation program and a separate $2,000,000 ventilation award, and that those grants allow the team to remove major items from the local borrowing ask.

Why it matters: The scope includes life-safety and reliability work—HVAC, asbestos abatement, new sprinklers, science lab upgrades, plumbing, accessibility upgrades and a security vestibule—and backers said the plan is intended to get the building to an operational baseline for the next 20–30 years while minimizing visible extras. The district must decide whether to hold the recommended $24.9 million package, further descope, and how to present the proposal to voters if a warrant article is required to accept grant terms.

The presentation and funding: “We were lucky enough to actually be awarded almost $4,000,000 from the state through our revolving renovation fund applications,” said Speaker 5, the project presenter,…