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Anderson School District highlights aging buildings, lists roofing and HVAC projects
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Seth Young told the district podcast many school buildings are about 25–35 years old and need roofing and HVAC work; he listed recent summer projects and named schools slated for upcoming attention.
Superintendent Dr. Seth Young said the district is prioritizing capital improvements because many school buildings are in a 25–35 year age range and are showing needs such as roofing and HVAC replacement. "We have a lot of school buildings that are in that 25 to 35 year old range," he said, adding that such work is expensive and requires long-term planning.
He listed recent summer work — HVAC upgrades at Powdersville Middle School and roof work at Palmetto Elementary and parts of Powdersville Middle — and identified upcoming projects at Renn Elementary, Hunt Meadows Elementary, Powdersville High School and Spearman. Dr. Young also noted the board recently met at Oak Hill as part of reviewing larger projects and celebrations around completed renovations. The podcast did not include project budgets beyond a general reference to "a few million dollars" spent on Concrete renovations, nor did it record a formal board vote on specific capital expenditures.
