Facilities Committee Flags Utility Overruns; Motion-Sensor Lighting and Consultant Rates Negotiated

Feb 25, 2026

Facilities staff reported utilities are outpacing the property services budget, with about $767,000 spent so far against a $1.4 million annual allocation; Liberty Curtain's propane fills cost roughly $41,000 to date. The committee asked staff to cost motion-sensor lighting and said utilities will be broken out by school in upcoming budgets.

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Facilities staff presented an updated utilities report showing the district had spent about $767,000 on utilities so far in the school year against a property services budget of roughly $1.4 million, with five months still to supply.

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