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Avon board approves need finding to advance high-school master plan and transportation center
Summary
The Avon Community School Corp. board unanimously approved a resolution finding the need for an Avon High School master plan and transportation center project and approved initial financing steps and procurement actions to move toward design and construction.
The Avon Community School Corp. Board of School Trustees voted unanimously to determine the need for a multi-part master plan for Avon High School and a new transportation center, a first step that clears the way for design work and potential bond financing.
The vote on the resolution followed a presentation from Dr. Windham and staff outlining conceptual plans to address decades-old infrastructure needs, growing extracurricular programs and transportation operations. The district highlighted aging stadium bleachers, worn lighting and a press box that lacks space for officials and staff, and said adjacent land acquired via a land swap makes expansion more feasible.
The board and staff framed the action as the start of a multi-stage process rather than final design work. Dr. Windham said the proposals are conceptual and that the next steps are to select a design-criteria developer and technical review committee, complete a step‑1 design and then bring recommendations back to the board. The district recommended using lease financing to fund the project; Mrs. Glass explained the plan to amend the existing lease and have the building corporation issue tax-exempt bonds, with lease rentals paid by property taxes.
Board members pressed staff on timing and phasing for urgent safety items such as failing bleacher components and the approaching end of life for turf fields. Staff said some high‑priority repairs could be accelerated ahead of main construction depending on procurement and the design‑build sequencing. The district projected typical delivery for this type of project is roughly an 18‑month construction window after design, with a substantive-completion horizon in the 2029 timeframe under the proposed schedule.
The board also approved related procedural motions that evening: a form-of-lease amendment to enable bond financing, reapproval of the building corporation so it can issue tax-exempt bonds, appointment of the Rollins Group as the design-criteria developer and formation of a technical review committee to vet design‑build proposals. All motions recorded in the meeting passed 5–0.
Next steps: staff will seek proposals for a design‑build team, the technical review committee will interview firms and the board will receive a recommended design-build contract for approval in the fall as the district moves into formal design.
