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Dearborn trustees hear $1.5 billion facilities estimate, weigh preservation vs. new construction
Summary
Consultants presented options and three cost models for a 30-year facilities program (roughly $1.5 billion in one presented model), prompting trustees to press for building-by-building feasibility, preservation criteria and an outreach plan before any bond is finalized.
Trustees of the Dearborn City School District heard consultants present options for a long-range facilities program and debated how much of the district’s aging inventory should be preserved rather than replaced.
A consultant said a 30-year model based on recent local examples produced an illustrative figure near $1.5 billion and warned that inflation and supply-chain pressures mean later projects will likely cost more. Trustees compared that modeled figure to an Ann Arbor program cited by one member as a $2,000,000,000 benchmark.
The discussion centered on how the district will define "historic" and how preservation would affect feasibility and cost. Consultants said buildings generally become candidates for…
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