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Board authorizes grant application to replace leaking boilers; project would require local match
Summary
The board approved pursuing a public-school facility improvement grant to replace leaking boilers in district buildings; administration said the grant would require at least a 25% local match and could cover part of an estimated $1.2 million project.
The Big Spring School District board authorized administration to apply for a public‑school facility improvement grant to address leaking boilers at the middle school and district administration office.
Superintendent Dr. Grante told the board the grant application is an exploration step to offset local effort and noted the grant requires at least a 25% district match to the project cost. “It’s a 25% match to the cost of the project that the district would have to pay,” he said, adding the grant could be allocated for roughly $500,000 of a $1.2 million replacement project depending on award amounts.
Board members asked whether the boilers present any safety hazard; administration replied the issue is primarily efficiency and lack of available replacement parts for aging equipment, with some boilers as much as 18 years old. The board voted to approve the resolution to pursue the grant; final project approvals and funding commitments will return to the board if the grant is awarded.
