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Nippersink SD 2 outlines $24M bond plan to address aging roofs, boilers and other repairs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Good told the school board the district has submitted an HLS application and a funding request to the ROE and state, and is planning a potential $24–25 million bond to fix priority facility needs; a 90‑day state review and community engagement this fall would precede any November bidding and potential summer 2027 work.
The Nippersink SD 2 board heard details of a proposed bond plan meant to address aging systems and other high‑priority facility needs, Superintendent Dr. Good said at the meeting.
Dr. Good said the district has submitted an HLS application and a funding request to the regional office of education and the state. He told the board the district has already invested "over $3 million" in proactive infrastructure work and that the bond request — based on a review of priority one and two projects and some priority three items — would be in the $24–25 million range.
"If everything goes as planned," Dr. Good said, the district would proceed with architectural design this summer, hold community informational meetings in fall 2026, seek bids in November, and, if approved, begin construction in summer 2027. He emphasized the estimate is based on current priorities and that the board could narrow the request if it chose (for example, by funding only certain schools or projects).
Board members asked procedural and financial questions. Dr. Lynn Denise asked whether bond proceeds must be held in a specific type of account and whether the district could lawfully invest those funds while they are on hand. Dr. Good said district legal counsel is reviewing options about how funds may be handled while awaiting expenditures.
Members pressed for details about critical equipment. One exchange centered on boilers at the middle school: the superintendent said some units are rare prototype models with few replacement parts, complicating repairs. "They were prototypes and that's how the district got them...there are no parts," he said when explaining why replacement is likely required.
No formal bond authorization was before the board at the meeting; the presentation was an update on planning and on the state review process. Next steps described by Dr. Good include waiting for the ROE/state review (a 90‑day window), making any requested revisions, scheduling design work if state approval arrives, and conducting public engagement in fall 2026.
The board did not vote on any bond measure at this meeting.
