Blue Ridge ISD board approves budget for new intermediate school construction

At a special meeting on April 27, the Blue Ridge ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the budget "for the Total Sheet for the Construction at the Blue Ridge ISD - New Intermediate School." Trustee Scott Cessna made the motion, and Trustee Jenna Capps seconded; the motion passed 7-0.

The approval authorizes the district to proceed with the budget package for the new intermediate school, but the meeting record did not list a total dollar amount, line-item breakdown, or contingency funds. The motion as recorded in the minutes was presented by Trustee Scott Cessna and seconded by Trustee Jenna Capps. The minutes show the vote tally: Capps, Cessna, Dauster, Gaulden, Grier, Lillard and Murphy all voted "Yea." The record does not specify whether additional budget documentation was distributed to the board prior to the vote.

Board President John Gaulden opened the meeting and confirmed a quorum at 5:09 PM. The board did not receive public comment on the item during the public participation portion of the meeting. Next procedural steps — such as contract execution dates, construction timelines, or formal adoption of an itemized project budget — were not specified in the meeting record.