Surry Elementary facilities upgrades may force special election
SURRY—At the March 17 meeting of the Surry School Board, Union 93 Superintendent Derek Perkins outlined the scope, and urgency, of facilities needs at Surry Elementary School. Perkins noted that rising costs would require voter approvals, but action was on a short timeline.
According to Perkins, current-year budgeted costs for facilities and maintenance at SES have been over-extended by $41,000. The costs have been driven largely by engineering and design work required to prepare a long-anticipated HVAC project for bid. Perkins said those costs are necessary to move the project forward, but cannot yet be offset by outside funding.
“At this point,” Perkins said, “the town hasn’t voted to accept the Revolving Renovations funds, so we can’t use those funds until that happens.”
Maine’s Revolving Renovation program is a loan-and-grant partnership administered through the Maine Municipal Bond Bank. Even though the funding comes from the state, towns must vote to accept it before any money can be used.
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