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Residents demand transparency and outside review after school renovation costs swell
Summary
Public commenters urged Elizabeth Forward SD to disclose full project soft costs and pushed the board to commission an independent review after speakers said the renovation estimate rose from about $55–60 million to more than $110 million.
Public speakers pressed the Elizabeth Forward School District board on January 18 for clearer accounting of a multi‑phase renovation project and urged an independent outside review after large cost increases.
At the meeting’s public‑comment period, resident John Strong asked the district to publish a complete capital‑projects spreadsheet that includes soft costs such as architect fees, subcontractor payments, furniture and HVAC commissioning, saying that the latest publicly available spreadsheet (from November) did not explain approximately $14 million of committed funds. Strong asked the board to show where that money is being spent so…
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