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Westerville staff give board a status update on 2019 bond projects and facility master plan
Summary
District facilities staff told the board they have completed multiple bond-funded school renovations and security upgrades, flagged roughly 8,000 square feet at South High School still unrenovated, and said the district may be eligible for state CFAB funds that would cover about $0.35 on the dollar of eligible work.
Carrie Dennis, a member of the district facilities team, told the Westerville City Board of Education the presentation updated the board on the status of projects funded by the 2019 capital improvement bond and on the district’s facility master plan.
Dennis said the district’s 2017 facilities master planning committee—19 community members, staff, parents and business partners—helped shape a plan informed by a public “thought exchange” that involved just under 1,700 participants and yielded more than 51,000 ratings. “This thought exchange had, just over just under 1,700 participants, but they did provide over 51,000 ratings,” Dennis said, describing how community feedback guided early priorities.
Doug, another facilities team member who led the project walkthrough, said the master plan prioritized whole‑building projects—particularly buildings roughly 50 years or older—rather than incremental repairs. “We tried to move beyond patchwork building projects,” he said, noting work intended to improve teaching environments, staff spaces and district‑wide safety and security standards.
Completed projects Doug reviewed include Amherst Elementary (renovation and a…
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