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Meeting participants press CPS officials on roof repairs, modular classrooms and parking‑lot drainage
Summary
Attendees asked CPS officials detailed questions about roof replacements, modular classroom lifespans and green stormwater solutions for parking lots; officials described prioritization methods, interim repairs and partnerships with water‑management agencies.
During the community Q&A portion of the CPS FY27 capital outreach meeting, multiple attendees raised site‑specific concerns — particularly about roof failures, aging modular classrooms and flooding on school parking lots — prompting detailed responses from district facilities leaders.
An attendee seeking a roof replacement described repeated patching that failed to hold and asked how long a capital request might take to result in a full replacement. Vinnie Dier, executive director for capital planning and construction, said CPS reviews capital requests against…
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