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District outlines $76.8M–$89.2M campus consolidation option; financial advisers to present funding scenarios in February
Summary
Northern Lehigh administrators presented itemized feasibility estimates for building repairs, additions and a possible common‑campus consolidation, with probable costs ranging from $76.8 million to $89.2 million; the administration will bring funding options from financial advisors to February’s finance committee meeting.
Northern Lehigh School District administrators told the education committee that a full consolidation and infrastructure upgrade across district buildings would be a multiyear, multimillion‑dollar undertaking, with architects’ and engineers’ estimates putting a probable cost range at $76.8 million to $89.2 million.
Administrators said the figures — presented as a range because of material and labor cost uncertainty — cover both targeted infrastructure fixes and larger additions, such as middle‑school and elementary expansions. The district stressed that it was answering a board request for totals, not making a formal recommendation to pursue full consolidation now.
The district’s analysis broke costs down by…
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