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Board reviews reduced middle-school design and $68M budget; finance advisor outlines tax impact if referendum passes
Summary
Consultants presented a reduced-scope middle-school plan and a $68 million referendum model; a finance advisor estimated a levy-year 2026 tax-rate increase of about $0.64 that would raise a $300,000 home's bill by roughly $600 if voters approve the bonds.
Consultants for Evergreen Park ESD 124 presented a revised middle-school design and a financing model the board could put before voters, with the goal of preserving core program needs while cutting cost. Heather of DLA said the redesign reduced about 15,000 square feet from the original plan while retaining site circulation and the programmatic elements deemed essential by administrators.
"We cut 15,000 square feet out of the original design," Heather said, describing measures such as converting a full service kitchen to a warming kitchen, reducing planned classrooms from 29 to 25 (with a planned future addition if growth warrants), trimming some full science labs to three and adding flex…
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