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Board approves $3 million plant facilities levy resolution, corrects district name
Summary
The Lakeland Joint School District board approved a $3,000,000-per-year plant and facilities levy to appear on the May ballot after staff outlined capital needs including roofs, HVAC and boilers; the resolution was amended to correct the district name to Lakeland Joint School District 272 and passed by roll call.
The Lakeland Joint School District board voted to approve a five‑year plant and facilities levy of $3,000,000 per year to be placed on the May ballot, amending the resolution to correct the district name to "Lakeland Joint School District 272." Trustee (speaker 2) moved to approve the $3,000,000 figure; the board approved the amended resolution by roll call.
Board staff presented a list of projected capital needs for the levy funds, including roof replacements across multiple schools, HVAC and boiler work, track repairs and targeted preventive maintenance such as isolation valves to avoid wide shutdowns. Facilities director Tim Hague (speaker 9) told trustees the district had compiled principal input and a five‑year plan and estimated the deferred maintenance backlog could exceed $15 million over five years if unaddressed.
Trustees debated whether $3,000,000 was too high and discussed a $2,000,000 alternative (staff said $2,000,000 equated to about $20.16 per $100,000 of assessed value). Staff and trustees emphasized the ballot timeline; to place the levy in May the county deadline required prompt action. The board approved the amended resolution by roll call (Trustee Boehm: yes; Trustee Brockhead: yes; Trustee Thompson: yes; Trustee Quimby: yes). The board also directed staff to update the resolution language where it referred to the district name.
Next steps: the levy language will be finalized for the county ballot deadline, staff will prepare outreach materials explaining projects and tax‑offset mechanics, and a facilities workshop will be scheduled for the board to review the project list if the levy proceeds to the ballot.
