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Battle Creek board hears $130 million facilities needs; consultants present 800-page master-plan summary
Summary
Consultants presented an executive summary of an 800+-page facilities study showing about $130 million in district needs, an average building age of roughly 75 years and 1.3 million+ square feet of district property; trustees discussed consolidation, priorities and financing limits.
Consultants from TMP Architecture presented an executive-summary version of a district facilities study to the Battle Creek Public School Board on Sept. 9, describing four components — a facilities condition assessment, a program assessment, technology review and demographic analysis — and outlining choices the district will face in prioritizing work.
"We went through a lot of work compiling over 800 pages," said Eduardo Blanc, who spoke for the consultant team and described detailed, building-by-building binders available to staff. Blanc said the study looked at enrollment trends, building infrastructure (envelope, mechanical systems and interiors), technology and site conditions and assigned attribute scores to help…
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