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ACTI expansion would add programs but districts question how to pay for $56–63M build
Summary
An ACTI representative told the Fairfield Area SD board that a feasibility study recommends seven new programs and a roughly 142,000-square-foot facility, but estimated construction costs ($56–63 million, excluding land) exceed what participating districts currently expect to afford.
Sean, an ACTI representative, told the Fairfield Area School District board that a recent feasibility study recommends adding seven programs and building about 142,000 square feet to expand career and technical education in Adams County. "We can't afford that much," he said of the $56 million to $63 million cost estimate, which excludes land.
The study, Sean said, presented phasing options — build all at once, build in phases, or build new labs and retain the current Gettysburg-hosted facility — and concluded that expanding to 13–14 programs could roughly double ACTI’s student capacity from about 275 current seats to roughly 600 students. Sean said…
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