Anonymous donor offers new CHS weight‑room equipment if HVAC installed; HVAC covered by open capital project
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An anonymous donor has offered to provide new equipment and flooring for the Cheshire High School weight room contingent on installing air conditioning; district staff said HVAC design work is underway under existing capital project 01359 and aims for substantial completion by Aug. 21.
Emily told the planning committee that an anonymous donor has offered to provide new equipment and flooring for the Cheshire High School weight room, contingent on the district installing air conditioning in that space. She said design services have begun with Salomon and that the work is covered under an open capital project (01359), not the general fund.
The district expects to complete HVAC design by March, go to bid in April and achieve substantial completion by Aug. 21 so renovations would be finished before the school year. Emily said the donor‑supplied flooring is separate and a timeline for installation has not yet been provided.
Staff said athletes using the weight room during construction would be temporarily relocated (possibly to a maintenance garage) and that some of the cost could be offset by energy‑performance contract work freeing up funds in related capital projects.
What’s next: staff will continue design with Salomon, confirm donation details with the donor contact (John Perosino, who has been helping coordinate), and return to the committee with schedules and cost impacts.