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Soderstrom consultant presents long‑range facilities plan for Brookings‑Harbor SD 17C, cites $38M–$66.5M costs

Brookings‑Harbor SD 17C Board Workshop · September 18, 2025
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Summary

At a district workshop, Marlene of Soderstrom Architects presented a long‑range facilities plan proposing campus reconfiguration (moving sixth graders), expanded media and arts spaces, consolidated special‑education and CTE renovations, and cost estimates of about $38 million in critical maintenance and roughly $66.5 million for the full scope.

Marlene of Soderstrom Architects presented a long‑range facilities plan at a Brookings‑Harbor SD 17C board workshop that would reconfigure campus uses, relocate sixth graders to the elementary campus, expand the media center and convert an existing space into a performing‑arts/event center.

The consultant summarized a set of interior reconfigurations and targeted renovations rather than adding new square footage, and said the district faces a two‑tier cost picture: about $38,000,000 for identified critical maintenance items and "we will be looking at, you know, almost, you know, 66 and a half million dollars" if the full planning scope were completed, she said. Marlene emphasized the larger figure represents the cumulative cost of addressing every identified need, not a recommended single package.

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