Capital needs list presentation to be made at Tuesday school board meeting
Staff Report
The Pulaski County School Board will meet Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. for its regular monthly meeting for September.
Among the agenda items will be a presentation from Jess Shull, Director of Facilities, on capital improvement needs in the county’s schools.
At the board’s August meeting, it was requested by one board member that Shull present the capital needs list at the September meeting so school board members will have information to pass along to citizens planning to vote in November on a 1 percent sales tax question on the ballot.
Voters in Pulaski County will decide whether or not to enact a 1 percent increase in sales tax locally, with money raised by the tax going strictly for capital improvements in the school system.
The school board member said in August she had gotten questions from citizens about whether the new tax is needed, and what exactly the money from it can be used for.
According to agenda information, Shull’s capital needs list includes a 10-item “school board” list totaling just over $7.5 million. Included in the list is replacement of water piping at Dublin Elementary, installation of a rubberized track at the high school ($1.2 million), repaving of the parking lot at Dublin ($750,000) as well as painting of exterior doors at Dublin and Critzer.
Other items include gymnasium re-hab at PCHS ($550,000), replacing the remaining roof at the high school ($3.9 million), replacing of fencing at PCHS, removal of remaining asbestos tile at Dublin, replacement of a chiller at Snowville Elementary and security upgrades.
Individual school capital needs total:
Critzer Elementary: $2.69 million
Dublin Elementary: $5.96 million
Wysor Observatory: $210,000
Pulaski Elementary: $3.56 million
Riverlawn Elementary: $4.17 million
Snowville Elementary: $1.65 million
Pulaski County High School: $49.1 million
The high school list includes:
| Update Building Controls | $1,000,000 |
| Remove/Replace Pre-Cast Control Joints | $70,000 |
| Install Turf–Football Field | $1,200,000 |
| Install Rubberized Track | $1,200,000 |
| Replace Remaining Roof (172,101 sq. ft.) | $3,900,000 |
| Install Fire Alarm System | $550,000 |
| Replace Flatwork and Curbing (Sidewalks) | $1,400,000 |
| Full Remodel of Kitchen—Hoods/Electrical/Plumbing | $5,500,000 |
| Replace Roll Up Doors CTE | $180,000 |
| Complete Rework of Tennis Courts Adding Two Courts/Lights | $800,000 |
| Repave Parking Lots All | $1,200,000 |
| Upgrade Lighting Throughout | $950,000 |
| Remodel Greenhouses | $500,000 |
| Gymnasium Re-Hab | $550,000 |
| Replace Remaining Windows | $1,000,000 |
| Cougar Center ? | Researching |
| Remodel Select Restroom Facilities | $850,000 |
| Remodel Pods | $28,000,000 |
| Replace Athletic Fencing | $250,000 |
The meeting will be held at the school board office at 100 Northwood Drive, Pulaski. A closed session will be held prior to the open session at 5:30 p.m.
There are two citizen comment periods during the meeting, one at the beginning and one at the end. Those wishing to comment have three minutes to do so, and the citizen comment periods are limited to 30 minutes each.
The meeting will be streamed live on the Pulaski County Public Schools YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@pulaskicountyschoolboard3729/streams
The agenda is posted on BoardDocs.
http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcva/Board.nsf/Public