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Board told Gateway building is unsafe and slated for demolition; trustees say community notification fell short
Summary
Staff advised trustees that the Gateway campus building has severe structural, ADA and life‑safety deficiencies and recommended demolition of the most deteriorated 1946 building; several trustees said community members were surprised and upset that demolition was underway and asked staff to improve communication.
District staff presented a separate report on the Gateway campus, emphasizing that this project is not funded by the bond and describing significant deferred maintenance and life‑safety problems. Presenters said the campus has roofing and structural failures, non‑compliant egress, no elevator between floors, inaccessible restrooms and hazardous materials that together would cost more than $7 million to remediate.
“Given those conditions, we wouldn't want to invest any resources into an aging building like…
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