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Show Low board approves $1.03 million in summer facilities work as state funding shortfalls leave district to cover costs
Summary
The board approved two capital contracts with McKinstry — a $199,110 grinder-pump repair at Lynen and an $831,234.50 HVAC replacement at Lynden — to be completed over the summer; administrators said School Facilities Department funding is limited, requiring district capital funds to be used.
The Show Low Unified School District board approved two capital contracts on the consent agenda that together will exceed $1 million in district capital spending.
Miss Davis told the board the Lynen grinder pump replacement will be done by McKinstry for $199,110 and will be paid from district capital funds. "So this is going to be $199,110. It’s going to be done by McKinstry," she said as she presented the staff recommendation; the board voted to approve the contract.
Shortly after, the board approved a second McKinstry contract to replace failing HVAC units at Lynden, with Miss Davis stating the cost as $831,234.50 and noting the work will be completed over the summer. "The two of these will be over a million dollars…we have two million left in our budget for capital," she said, and added it will reduce carry-forward for capital into next year.
Administrators and board members framed the expenditures as necessary because the School Facilities Department (SFD) lacks available funds to complete the work. Board discussion included a suggestion to compile SFD-funded items the district has paid for to support ongoing litigation and appeals seeking additional state funding for school facilities.
The board approved both contracts by voice vote. The motions were presented as standard contracting approvals on the consent agenda; no amendments were proposed during the meeting. Work on both projects is scheduled for summer completion.
The meeting record does not provide a line-item funding breakdown beyond the stated capital-fund source; staff said the district’s remaining capital balance before these approvals was approximately $2 million.
