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Village offers to cover cost of partial sprinkler installation at Hodgkins Elementary
Summary
District staff presented a plan to add sprinkler coverage to strategic areas of Hodgkins Elementary; the Village of Hodgkins has offered to pay for sprinkling multipurpose/lunchroom and boiler-room areas, with bidders identified for summer 2026 work.
District staff briefed the board on a targeted fire-suppression project for Hodgkins Elementary during the Sept. 22 meeting. Steven Smidl described a plan to install sprinkler coverage in sectioned areas — specifically the multipurpose/lunchroom and boiler-room — and reported that "the Village of Hodgkins has offered to cover the cost of sprinkling strategic areas." He noted that pipes installed in the early 2000s were originally intended to support a later project and that bidders have completed preliminary steps for potential summer 2026 construction.
Board members received the informational update; no formal procurement vote or contract award occurred at the meeting. The presentation tied to the district's safety-and-security strategic goals and showed coordination between the district and the Village of Hodgkins on capital safety improvements.
