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Franklin...Future Shock: $9,700,000
By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Aug 26 2008, 06:56 AM
"Future Shock," a great book I read back in high school. We may have a little of our own future shock to deal with monetarily regarding maintenance and improvements in our school district:
What’s that dollar amount?
That’s the Grand Total of the Future Long Range Maintenance and Remodeling Plan for Franklin Public Schools dated 5/15/08 (revised). I received a copy of the Status of Ongoing Buildings and Grounds Projects (2007/08) and 2008/09 Buildings and Grounds Projects back at a Building and Grounds Committee meeting on May 21st. I was pretty impressed by how most of the projects over the years had been allocated funds and then came in under budget. The last two pages of the large packet were Future Long Range plans.
That doesn’t mean everything on the “wish list” will be implemented. The district has running lists for each school and they are still working on projects from prior school years.
Some of the larger items on the packed two page list include the following:
| Ben Franklin |
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Grounds |
Create drive for loop by receiving area and dumpster enclosure |
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$100,000 |
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Grounds |
Additional athletic field |
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$250,000 |
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| Country Dale |
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School Bldg |
Replace Classroom Doors |
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$70,000 |
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School Bldg |
Replace coat strips with lockers |
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$50,000 |
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School Bldg |
Remodel Center restrooms |
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$15,000 |
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School Bldg |
Remodel East restrooms |
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$30,000 |
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School Bldg |
Remodel West restrooms |
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$30,000 |
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NW Exit |
Replace one door w/two |
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$25,000 |
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| Forest Park |
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FACE |
Divide FACE into two rooms, not three |
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$120,000 |
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School Bldg |
Replace all lockers @12" to achieve 850 total |
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$107,000 |
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School bldg |
Replace lockers in girls locker rooom |
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$225,000 |
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Interior |
Retrofit lighting system to T8 |
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$150,000 |
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| High School |
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Parking area |
Add drop off loop and widen access |
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$180,000 |
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Parking lot |
expand student parking areas to the west and add visitor stalls |
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$250,000 |
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Pool locker rooms |
Replace lockers |
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$60,000 |
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Grounds |
Renovate stadium w/8 lane track |
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$2,750,000 |
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Grounds |
Add roads and develop practice fields |
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$300,000 |
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Grounds |
Add tennis courts |
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200,000 |
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Back hall classrooms |
Replace tile and base |
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$50,000 |
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Pool |
Renovate and allow for use of starting blocks/replace deck coating |
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$200,000 |
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Gym |
Replace air handling units and add A/C |
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$250,000 |
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Science rooms |
Upgrade and add sinks and safety equpiment |
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$500,000 |
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Near Cafeteria |
Add a Senior commons area |
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$25,000 |
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| Pleasant View |
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Grass Playground |
improve drainage to expand play area |
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$180,000 |
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Playground |
Resurface and extend play area to playstructures |
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$205,000 |
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| Robinwood |
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Playground |
Renovate pavement & improve drainage |
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$159,000 |
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Interior |
Renovate lighting system to T8 |
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$110,000 |
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| SW Glen |
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Boiler Room |
Replace Boilers |
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$100,000 |
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School bldg |
Carpet multi-year replace all |
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$200,000 |
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Exterior |
Replace asphalt, address drainage & expand playground |
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$250,000 |
Long Range Maintenance & Remodeling Plan - Page One.pdf
Long range Maintenance & Remodeling Plan - Page Two.pdf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2008-09 Project Status
| Country Dale |
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School Bldg |
Run New TV cable to all classrooms |
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7,000 |
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| High School |
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Roof section 4 |
Replace |
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$55,250 |
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| High School |
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Parking Area |
Widen egress lanes |
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$26,000 |
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| Pleasant View |
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Section B |
Replace HVAC systen (1st flr remaining north half classrooms) |
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$199,000 |
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| Robinwood |
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Pod H |
replace hall floor tile |
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$20,800 |
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| Robinwood |
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C-pod |
Abandon and replace underground ductwork to overhead |
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$30,000 |
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| SW Glenn |
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Interior |
Retrofit lighting system to T8 |
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$85,100 |
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Sub-total |
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423,150 |
$0 |
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Contingency |
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$76,850 |
$76,850 |
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Total |
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500,000 |
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