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Upper Adams SD unveils $1.15M-plus capital plan; board seeks to begin turf-field permitting
Summary
Administrators outlined a multi-year capital plan funded largely from a $2.5 million reserve and grants, including a roof restoration partially covered by a state facilities grant and the start of a turf-field permitting process to secure a permit that could remain valid for years while a fundraising campaign proceeds.
Board members reviewed the district's capital-reserve strategy and a set of recommended projects for FY25-26. Administrators said the capital reserve balance is about $2.5 million and the district is using a 10-year plan to prioritize maintenance and upgrades.
Mr. Graham summarized recommended projects, led by an intermediate-school roof restoration funded partly by a state facilities grant (administrators estimated the district would pay roughly 25% of the awarded amount and noted the award covers the requested allotment). He listed additional items including wheelchair-lift replacements, a ductless HVAC replacement for the high-school IT room, an athletic-field line painter, carpet replacement in middle-school classrooms, and a replacement of a failing dust-collection system. Administrators said a Ready to Learn grant has been earmarked to support the dust-collection work (~$190,000).
On athletics infrastructure, the board discussed starting the permitting process for a stadium turf-and-track project: a permitting/architectural line-item (~$1,250) was described as the cost to get the process moving. Board members emphasized permitting may take six to eight months and that permits can remain valid for multiple years, giving the district time to run a capital campaign. An additional $900 was listed as added scope to the district's third-party consultant for three-dimensional stadium renderings and aerial views.
Mr. Graham thanked youth-wrestling groups for committing $11,000 toward a wrestling-room wall-pad replacement and noted cafeteria funds could cover a grease-trap replacement. Administrators said many of the 10-year-plan items will be grant- or donor-supported, reducing the district's immediate outlay.
Next steps: the board indicated support for advancing permitting and keeping capital items in budget discussions; specific projects will return for formal action as scopes and funding are finalized.
