$6.5M Bond OK'd: Lindop 92 to Get New Student Library, Roof, and More

(Broadview, IL) – Overwhelming approval by west suburban Broadview voters – 63-37% – in the June 2022 primary of a $6.5 million bond debt extension for Lindop School District 92 has enabled district leaders to launch implementation of their critical, bold life-safety plan, such as replacing most of the school’s roof, mechanical fixes, electric system upgrades, masonry repair, and a transformed student library.

“We are deeply grateful to Broadview voters of Lindop School District 92 for their generous support giving the district the means to provide students a safer and richer learning environment,” said Lindop 92 Superintendent Dr. Janiece Jackson. “Additionally, the extension the district bond debt authority will cause no increase in property taxes. Zero. That’s a win for taxpayers.”

The district’s Life Safety Report identified a total of $10.9 million worth of building repair needs, but the administration and the Board of Education prioritized the most critical items to minimize impact on taxpayers, according to Dr. Jackson.

“The Board and the administration diligently examined the Life Safety Report recommendations over many months,” said Dr. Jackson. “And after reviewing critically all options with the district’s financial consultants, we decided on the $6.5 million debt extension financing option to reduce any potential burden to tax payers.”

The top life-safety projects include:

• Replacing 70% of Lindop School’s roof: $1,575,000
• Repairing electrical systems: $820,000.00
• Repairing mechanical system: $477,000
• Restoring exterior wall masonry: $252,400
• Upgrading other life-safety features: $1,000,000

In addition to the life-safety projects, the district will invest $1.2 million to transform the 4,000 square foot student library.

“Lindop’s current library will be modernized for the 21st Century and will become the centerpiece of the school,” said Dr. Jackson. “This library transformation will create a dynamic, attractive, and technologically sophisticated learning environment for the district’s 360 students, which will have a direct impact on the quality of their education and academic success.”

Lindop’s Chief School Business Official, Scott Beranek, estimates that the first of the multiple repair projects will begin summer 2023 and that the projects, including the library transformation, will be completed over the next two to five years.

“Fully addressing all the structural needs to our building and updating the learning spaces will take some time given the scale and number of projects,” said Dr. Jackson. “But once complete, the revitalized school building will support our children in their academic growth and most importantly, the upgrades will keep them safe.”

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