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Norris School District 160 presents $34.8 million bond plan to replace roofs, HVAC, add secured entrances and ease campus traffic
Summary
District leaders described a proposal for a $34,800,000 bond on the May 12 ballot to fund roof and HVAC replacements, secured entries, traffic and ADA work, and answered residents' questions about tax impact—estimated at about "9 and a half cents" on current valuation.
Superintendent Derek Choll told a packed town-hall meeting that Norris School District 160 is asking voters on May 12 to approve a $34,800,000 bond to address aging roofs and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, add secured entrances and improve campus traffic and ADA compliance.
The district presented the bond as a response to long-deferred capital needs identified in a facility audit completed by JDO. "JDO had completed our facility audit, which is where this comes from," Choll said, and the district's steering committee and five-year plan guided the project list.
Presenter speaker 4 said the high school scope would include full HVAC replacement and controls and roof work; the plan also proposes a "South Loop Road" to reroute school buses, move the transportation department off the campus heart, add parking and a dedicated elementary pickup/drop-off to reduce…
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