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Facilities director outlines phase‑2 capital work including bus‑garage upgrades and EV preparation
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The district’s director of facilities described phase‑2 capital projects — lockers and sidewalks, boilers and unit-vent replacement, auditorium updates, bus‑garage parking-lot work and fuel‑system relocation — and said conduit for future bus‑charging would be installed to reduce future disruption if electric-bus mandates proceed.
Dan Degel, the district’s director of facilities, briefed the board on the second phase of capital projects, describing multiple building and site upgrades the district will begin in early May.
Degel said the work draws from the district’s 2022 building-condition survey and includes locker repairs, new drainage, failing asphalt repaving, sidewalk and grading work, replacement boilers and expansion tanks, new unit vents in classrooms, upgraded fire-alarm systems to meet New York State fire code and NFPA standards, and auditorium finishes and house lighting. The elementary school will receive a secure vestibule and ADA door operators.
Degel highlighted bus-garage improvements: the parking lot will be rebuilt, the underground fuel system will be relocated, and conduit will be installed so charging lines can be added later if electric-bus requirements materialize. ‘‘So lines could be ran and stations plugged out,’’ a staff member said, describing the work as future‑proofing so the district will not have to re-pave again to add chargers.
Board members asked whether asphalt and sidewalk work would be completed before school ends; Degel said most work is scheduled after school but some asphalt will occur before the end of the year and the front-step work may spill into September to avoid graduation conflicts.
Board members also asked about environmental cleanup contingencies related to removing old fuel tanks; staff confirmed a contingency budget exists to cover potential cleanup costs if contamination is found during excavation.
Degel said phase‑2 work will touch many campus areas starting May 4, and district staff and contractors will coordinate to minimize disruption to classrooms and activities. The board took no vote on the capital‑project scope at the meeting but approved a related capital‑project update letter on the consent agenda earlier.
