Tri-Board Meeting November 10, 2022 Latimer Lane Renovation

Tri-Board Meeting November 10, 2022

Latimer Lane School Renovation

The Latimer Lane School renovation was placed on the ballot and approved for $36.8 Million

The funds were insufficient to cover the escalating costs and revisions were made to reduce the project.

The project as presented to the public has been reduced in scope while the costs have escalated.

This project was presented prior to the consultant report for redistricting, by placing the 6th Grade at the Junior High.

We are now being asked to appropriate $1.7 million for additional costs that will probably escalate in cost overruns.

We are living in an inflationary environment with escalating costs for everything associated with building materials and labor.

There is anticipation of an increase in the spending budget for next year with the burden transferred to the taxpayer who is also living with increase costs on a daily basis.

The project should be placed on hold since there are no guarantees that there will be more overruns since no project going forward will have a fixed-price contract.

A pause in the project for a year will give the Board of Education time to reconfigure the usable space, receive a cost analysis on the reduction of students through redistricting at the Latimer Lane School with the 6th grade at the Junior High and continue to give the students a quality education.

I am asking the Boards to place the Latimer Lane renovation project on hold for at least a year and not spend more money on a failed project the reduces the scope of the project and the effectiveness of the renovation.