School district’s Measure M projects underway – Elk Grove Citizen

The Elk Grove school district is performing a slew of repairs and upgrades to campuses this summer.

Projects include repairing roofs and installing all-weather track and field facilities. School officials also plan to open two elementary schools next month.

District facilities officials delivered an update on the projects to the Elk Grove school board at their June 13 meeting.

They also announced that the district gained $84.2 million last month during the first sale of their new Measure M bond. Bank of America Merrill Lynch was awarded the winning bid for the Measure M bond. Voters approved the $476 million general obligation bond last November to repair and modernize the districts aging schools.

District officials are still aiming to place the tax levy for property owners within the district at $38 per $100,000 of a propertys assessed value.

Weve had a lot of work since the success of Measure M and quite frankly its been non-stop, the districts facilities superintendent Rob Pierce told the board.

On the districts drawing board over the next 10 years are $360 million in campus modernization projects and $100 million in projects requested by stakeholders.

At the top of the projects are roof repairs at eight schools that are scheduled to be finished this summer. Affected schools include Valley, Laguna Creek, and Sheldon high schools as well as two buildings each at Elk Grove and Foulks Ranch elementary schools.

This winters storms reportedly caused roof leak problems. Pierce mentioned that many rooftops went unrepaired for years due to deferred maintenance funds from the state.

I know those arent the most feel-good projects in the world but I promise you when you have a leaky roof and the building is not secure it can cause a lot of other issues, he said.

District officials also plan to spend state funds from Proposition 39 to help fund the roof repairs as well as to install new heating and air conditioning systems this year. They are aiming to complete Prop 39 energy projects at 26 schools, according to a district staff report.

Also on tap are all-weather track and field facilities for Florin, Franklin, Laguna Creek, Pleasant Grove, and Valley high schools. Plans are to begin construction next month and finish before soccer season begins in early November. These facilities will be funded by Measure M; the district staff did not have total project cost, as of press time.

Pierce mentioned that shade structures were the most popular amenities requested from parents. His staff plans to install those structures at more than 30 campuses next year.

The district will hold grand openings for McGarvey Elementary School in Rancho Cordova on July 11 and Zehnder Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove on July 13.

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School district's Measure M projects underway - Elk Grove Citizen