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Agency official urges immediate investment in South St. Paul school facilities
Summary
An agency official for the South St. Paul Public School Dist urged immediate upgrades to building systems and HVAC, warning deferred maintenance could close schools and that construction inflation will raise long-term costs. The official cited recent referendum-funded program growth as justification for aligning facilities with current programming.
An agency official for the South St. Paul Public School Dist, not named in the transcript, urged the district to move quickly on building and HVAC upgrades, saying deferred maintenance creates safety risks and could force school closures.
The official warned that "if an air handler goes down and I can't bring fresh air into a school, we can't have school," saying that vulnerability underscored the need to act now…
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