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Votes at a glance: board advances three capital concepts, approves contracts and accepts donated scoreboards
Summary
At the Nov. 6 meeting the Five Town CSD board granted concept approval to advance HVAC boiler/chiller replacement, a $3.1M siding/window project and turf+lights; it also approved a tuition contract revision, accepted donated scoreboards and approved a trip‑bus purchase for district transportation.
The Five Town CSD board recorded the following formal actions during the Nov. 6 meeting:
- Concept approval: HVAC replacement (recommended option three — boiler plant replacement with air‑cooled chiller). The administration will develop detailed designs and cost estimates for future votes.
- Concept approval: Siding and window replacement project (administration’s recommended full‑envelope replacement; probable cost presented as about $3.1 million). Administrators plan to include this project in broader bond planning.
- Concept approval: Don Palmer Field turf conversion with lights and audio. Administration proposes including turf and related items in a proposed bond package; staff will prepare referendum language and outreach materials.
- Contract approval: Revised St. George tuition contract (effective July 1, 2025–June 30, 2035) to raise the tuition rate and remove a cap on the number of sending students subject to special‑education capacity limits.
- Gift acceptance: A donated scoreboard package (packet listed an estimated donated value); the board voted to accept the gift and discussed booster fundraising and the option of floating funds to assist boosters.
- Transportation: Authorization to proceed with purchase of a gas trip bus using state subsidy; administrators said the state reimburses up to $100,000 and the district will amortize the remainder.
- Governance items: the board approved job‑description updates, first reads of several policies, and approved Friends of CSD fundraising to support Strong auditorium work.
Most votes were recorded in the meeting as voice votes with the clerk noting “all those in favor”; roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript excerpt.
