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Facilities committee highlights solar timeline, lighting upgrades and bus maintenance needs
Summary
Buildings, Grounds & Transportation committee reported a solar timeline tied to federal incentives (commercial projects must begin by July 4, 2026), nearly completed high‑school lighting upgrades, soccer field lights added, and ongoing bus ABS tone-ring repairs and driveway pothole concerns.
At the Sept. 3 Buildings, Grounds & Transportation committee meeting — summarized for the full board on Sept. 17 — Progressive Business Solutions consultant Shawn Ajazi told trustees that commercial solar projects must begin by July 4, 2026 to secure federal incentives and provided a 25‑year cost and savings analysis for potential school installations.
Committee members and facilities staff reported several capital maintenance updates: the O&M building improvements have eased routine maintenance; bus battery issues at the start of the year were resolved but a separate problem with ABS tone rings disconnecting from wheel hubs remains under repair; the high-school lighting project is nearly complete and soccer field lights were installed with four additional lights added at no extra cost to address brightness concerns.
The committee also flagged network upgrade complications caused by legacy equipment and noted a need to migrate printers to a new server, which could cause minor disruption. Trustees asked staff to explore repair options for potholes at 540 W Lincoln Highway and to revisit later phases of the Facilities Improvement Project as community growth warrants.
