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Superintendent warns Crewe Primary HVAC is failing; asks county for $4.5M commitment to proceed
Summary
Nottoway schools reported urgent HVAC failures at Crewe Primary and a pending $4.5 million project tied to federal and state grants; Superintendent Dr. Martin asked the board for a county funding commitment so contractors can be engaged on a tight timeline.
Dr. Martin, Nottoway County Schools superintendent (speaker 15), told supervisors that critical HVAC failures at Crewe Primary require prompt action to avoid continued classroom disruption and escalating costs. She said phase 1 of a Department of Energy EERE grant has been completed but phase 2 remains pending federal approval; she added, “We have to get a contract in place by mid April in order for us to start this process,” and warned lead times for equipment mean delays will raise costs and prolong system failures.
Dr. Martin outlined available funding sources — DOE EERE grant, ESSER III funds previously spent on partial HVAC work, and the state School Construction Assistance Program that would require a county commitment for 70% of a specific project — and asked the board to consider a financing plan. She said the full replacement would cost about $4.5 million and estimated a 25‑year useful life for the system; supervisors discussed possible timing, bonds or grant matches and agreed to consider a commitment at the next work session so application windows and vendor procurement deadlines can be met.
