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Council hears $91M Buford reconfiguration, school projects and staff debates surplus use
Summary
School and city staff presented $91 million Buford middle‑school reconfiguration and a slate of school maintenance projects; finance reported an FY24 surplus (about $22.4M) and recommended placing it in the CIP contingency while school leaders urged boosting the priority‑improvements line to address urgent facility needs.
City school officials and city finance staff briefed the City Council on major school capital projects and the city's year‑end surplus during a joint CIP discussion.
School facilities lead (Speaker 17, introduced as Goddard) outlined the school division’s CIP: the middle‑school reconfiguration at the Buford site is a $91 million project scheduled for completion in 2026; other projects include Johnson Priority Improvements ($1.25M), electrical switch‑gear replacement at Charlottesville High School ($1.5M), a multi‑phase CHS roof replacement ($6M over three years) and one‑person restroom conversions aimed at privacy and Title IX considerations. Goddard said most projects are on…
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