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Howard County leaders say facilities review will guide $89M FY27 capital request amid $194M deferred backlog
Summary
HCPSS staff told a joint Board of Education and County Council meeting that a consultant-led facilities condition and program-sufficiency review, including CPTED assessments, will inform an approximately $89 million FY27 capital proposal while the district faces an estimated $194 million deferred-maintenance backlog.
The Howard County Public Schools (HCPSS) and County Council heard a detailed update on the district’s facilities condition index on Feb. 9 as staff framed a consultant-led review as the basis for capital planning.
Cornell Brown, HCPSS chief operating officer, told the joint meeting Grama & Parker was under contract to evaluate how district buildings meet updated educational specifications and to perform CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design) assessments. Dan Lubely, executive director of capital planning and construction, described a three-phase site-study plan covering field verification at the district’s 82 facilities, CPTED norm-setting and follow-up interviews to confirm space use and gaps.
“The goal is…
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