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Facilities director: district needs multi‑million‑dollar capital program; Raymond water PAS testing near resolution
Summary
Facilities Director Bill Hansen said ideal annual capital spending would be $4–5 million; he described aging roofs and pavement (25.2 acres), noted a $225,000 grounds maintenance increase tied to stormwater and pavement repairs, and summarized Raymond water testing and lift‑station work with some PAS results pending.
Facilities Director Bill Hansen told the board that maintaining the district’s buildings and systems requires sustained capital investment and painted a detailed picture of the district’s asset base.
Hansen said that if the district’s facilities were optimally funded, annual capital spending would be in the $4–5 million range; he acknowledged the district has not historically spent at that level. He reported that the district maintains about 25.2 acres of pavement (most older than 20 years), roughly 42 acres of athletic fields and approximately 142 acres of campus properties. Hansen pointed to a grounds‑maintenance increase (about $225,000) driven by aging pavement, stormwater management and sidewalk repairs and identified guardrail replacement and stormwater needs as near‑term capital items.
On water testing and repairs in Raymond, Hansen said the district has “finalized almost completely” sealing an old well and that a distribution endpoint PAS test returned zero; results for raw water PAS tests were still pending at the time of the meeting. He said capital‑reserve funds are planned for a distribution‑pump replacement and a new lift station that will address gray‑water pumping to the sewer system.
Hansen also highlighted savings achieved through energy‑recovery systems that reduced fuel costs (a $104,000 reduction in the fuel line) and said the department has reduced the fuel budget accordingly. He asked board members to expect continued conversations around capital prioritization and thanked staff for day‑to‑day building operations.
Board members asked for clarifications about water use, overtime for custodial work and which projects will be shifted to capital reserve versus operating budget; Hansen responded with project‑level explanations and references to planned capital reserve items.
