Wayzata School Board Looks At Facilities Plan

Looking at projected enrollment, school boundaries and every facility in the Wayzata School District, the School Board will review a Alternatives Facilities Plan at its work session 4 p.m. tonight in the Plymouth district office.

The draft facilities plan presented to the Minnesota Department of Education with the deferred maintenance projects in 2013 and 2014, part of the review and comment document of the plan.

The cost of the proposed projects for 2013 is about $8.7 million and will be funded through multiple sources including alternative facilities bonds and levy authority and district operating capital revenue.

Last summer a district-wide facilities analysis study was done to look at what deferred maintenance was needed and how different factors like projected enrollment, school boundaries and facility space played a role in an alternatives facilities plan.

Nearly every builiding has important maintenance needed for the next few years. Some of projects include:

• $225,000 for work on the Wayzata Central Middle School tennis courts in 2013.

• $230,000 for retrofitting the detoriated light fixtures throughout Birchview Elementary School in 2013.

• $250,000 for replace light fixtures at Sunset Hill Elementary School in 2013.

• $275,000 for repairing the running track and make it sustainable for long-term future use at Wayzata Central Middle School Sports Complex in 2013.

• $300,000 for replacing the gym floor at Central East Middle School in 2013.

• $310,000 for replacing the boilers at Greenwood Elementary School in 2013.

• $410,000 for replacing the deteriorated toilet fixtures, toilet stalls and provide handicap accessibility in the eight student toilet rooms in the northwest classroom wing at Central East in 2013.

• $500,000 for replacing about 15,000 square feet of the roof over the gym at West Middle School in 2013.

• $505,000 for exterior brick tuck pointing and concrete building fascia replacement at Central East in 2013.

• $750,000 for work on the 21 upper level northwest wing of rooms and staff lounge where ceiling, light fixtures and more are in need of replacement at Central East Middle School in 2013.

• $883,000 for parking lot reconstruction and surface lot work at Kimberly Lane Elementary School in 2013.

• $1.05 million for replacing boilers, piping and removing the original brick chimney at Wayzata West Middle School in 2013.