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Superintendent warns of possible $150,000–$200,000 shortfall for preventative maintenance; board seeking support for pool repairs
Summary
Superintendent LaCroix said an April 15 meeting with the Schools Facilities Department could determine whether the district must shift $150,000–$200,000 from the general fund to cover preventative maintenance; he also reported solicitation of business funding for aquatic center repairs and emphasized the pool's role in life skills and community use.
Superintendent LaCroix told the Weston County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees on April 9 that the district will meet April 15 with the Schools Facilities Department to discuss changes to preventative maintenance funding and that, if the department will not cover the contracts, the district "may have to offset around $150,000 to $200,000 from general fund." He said district administrators Angie Holliday and Adam Ertman will attend the April 15 meeting.
LaCroix also said he had sent packets to local businesses requesting funding to help pay for repairs to the district's aquatic center, citing the pool's value for teaching children to swim, for competition and for community use. Chair Dana Mann-Tavegia relayed an anecdote that Representative J.D. Williams had told her his daughter received swim lessons here and that learning to swim "saved her life" during a later accident, a remark the board used to illustrate the community value of the pool.
The board did not take formal action to reallocate funds at the April 9 meeting; LaCroix presented the possible need for a general-fund offset as an estimate contingent on the outcome of the April 15 discussion. No dollar transfers or budget amendments were recorded in the minutes. The board approved advertising an April 30 executive session for planning and budgetary discussions and asked administration to publish the notice and prepare materials.
Next steps the superintendent identified include the April 15 meeting with the Schools Facilities Department and continued outreach to local businesses to solicit funds for pool repairs. The minutes do not record a timeline for repairs or an estimated repair cost beyond the potential preventative maintenance funding gap.
