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Board approves school-related contracts and advances Lynn Garden Elementary design work
Summary
The board approved multiple school-related resolutions, including renewal of school crossing guard services ($97,135.20), acceptance of donations and counseling-service agreements, and authorized Thompson and Litton for phase-3 architectural and engineering services on the new Lynn Garden Elementary School to keep the project on schedule.
The board approved a set of items related to Kingsport City Schools and regional education services. Members renewed the award for school crossing guard services (total cost cited as $97,135.20), authorized memoranda of understanding and counseling-service renewals with partners such as Clarvita and Frontier Health, and accepted donations for school reset rooms. These consent items were approved as part of the meeting’s consent agenda.
Separately, the board authorized execution of a contract amendment with Thompson and Litton for phase 3 architectural and engineering services on the new Lynn Garden Elementary School. Staff presented an anticipated schedule: design completion in June 2027, construction start in September 2027 and opening in August 2029; the resolution passed unanimously and keeps the school project on the previously discussed timeline.
