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Board flags building problems, urges using lottery funds and federal program to handle asbestos and failing boiler
Summary
Facilities chair reported sinking floors, roof leaks, an aging high‑school boiler and asbestos‑containing materials and urged the board to use $140,000 in lottery funds and submit invoices by September to qualify for a two‑thirds reimbursement program.
The Roanoke Rapids City Schools Board on March 17 heard a facilities report detailing multiple building‑condition concerns and a recommendation to use district lottery funds to address urgent repairs.
Facilities chair Mr. Claus summarized walkthroughs across district buildings that identified sinking floors, roof and ceiling leaks, elevator repairs, problematic floor tile and an aging high‑school boiler that committee members said has been patched repeatedly and now needs replacement. The committee recommended using $140,000 in lottery funds to replace the boiler.
Mr. Claus also flagged the presence of asbestos‑containing materials in several spaces, including band and choir rooms and insulation around the boiler and auditorium curtains. He urged staff to take advantage of the Clean Classrooms for Kids program, which the committee said will reimburse about two‑thirds of eligible abatement costs if invoices are submitted by the program deadline (invoices must be in by September to be reimbursed by December).
The committee said staff are compiling quotes and an inventory of asbestos‑containing materials and will return with a plan and budget for remediation and other repairs. Board members thanked committee members for the walkthroughs and signaled an intention to tour the high school for further assessment.
The board did not adopt a separate funding authorization outside of the consent agenda; the request to use lottery funds was included in the consent package that the board approved.
