Liberty ISD board adopts Long-Range Facility Plan outlining $33M-plus Phase I projects

The Liberty ISD Board of Trustees voted Oct. 21 to adopt an updated Long-Range Facility Plan that lays out three phases of construction and improvements across the district.

Project manager Grady Slaydon told the Board that Phase I includes 12 projects totaling approximately $33.2 million and specifically listed a second gymnasium at the high school among the priorities. He also said work on the high school veneer repair remains ongoing, with SETEX bringing in an additional subcontractor and Salas O’Brien performing inspections to ensure quality. "Phase I includes 12 projects totaling approximately $33.2 million dollars, with a second gymnasium at the high school," Slaydon said.

The Board approved the plan by motion (D-Ann Berry, seconded by Bruce George); the vote was 7-0. Slaydon said a high school feasibility study is underway and that an RFQ for athletic field design produced two shortlisted firms; the administration will present a recommended firm to the Board for consideration at a later meeting.

The plan also enumerates Phase II projects (about $33.7 million) and Phase III projects that include a new auditorium at the high school, a second elementary, and moving the football stadium to the high school campus. The long-range plan groups additional work into Priority Two, Priority Three and a separate maintenance list, with estimated totals provided for each category.

Board members did not request separate votes on individual Phase I projects; adoption of the plan commits the district to the planning framework and priorities but does not by itself authorize project contracts or spending beyond what the Board approves in future agenda items.