The Hancock County Board of Education unanimously approved a School Bond Levy. The $10,650,000 Levy now goes to the Hancock County Commission Thursday, for placement on the November ballot. Superintendent Dan Enich said that the cost to a homeowner with a $100,000.00 home with an assessed value of $60,000.00 would be $3.43 per month (approximately $45 per annum)
A majority of the items in the levy are related to school safety, a top priority for Superintendent Dan Enich, who remembers eight years ago when he was principal of Weir High and a locker search revealed a 35 mm handgun.
“It was an eye opener for me,” said Enich who stressed that the safety of the schools is a driving factor.
Hancock County must also bear the burden of the pyrite remediation at Oak Glen Middle School. The County was able to obtain a $975,000.00 Federal Grant to assist with the cost, but a local match of $870,000.00 must be obtained and is included in the Levy.
The Levy will have a duration of 10.5 years. The bond issue would be in June, 2025 at a 6% rate at 10.5 years.
In other business, the Board approved Casey Arnott as Director of Facilities & Maintenance and Mary Cline as a part-time Nurse Facilitator.
PROJECTS INCLUDED FOR EACH SCHOOL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
OAK GLEN HIGH SCHOOL – $2,096,728.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, safety enhancements and renovations at Oak Glen High School, including theatre improvements, visitor identification system, security vestibule upgrades, security camera installation, weapons detection system, cell phone booster, lunch table replacements and other improvements to the baseball and softball concrete, paving and parking lots, HVAC, elevator, signage, storage building and/or fire alarm system.
WEIR HIGH SCHOOL – $2,150,352.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, safety enhancements, and renovations at Weir High School, including without limitations, gymnasium improvements, theatre improvements, visitor identification system, security camera installation, weapons detection system, cell phone booster, lunch table replacement and other improvements to the paving and parking lots, HVAC, roof and skylights, signage, storage building, fencing, guardrails and/or fire alarm system.
JOHN D, ROCKEFELLER, IV CAREER CENTER $1,296,422.00
Develop, acquire, design, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, safety enhancements and renovations at JDR, including without limitation, visitor identification system, security camera installation, weapons detection system, security vestibule upgrades, security gates, cell phone booster and other improvements to the paving and parking lots, elevator, signage, storage building and/or fire alarm system.
OAK GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL – $1,633,011.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, security enhancements and renovations at Oak Glen Middle School, including without limitation, gymnasium upgrades, security camera installation, visitor identification system upgrades, pyrite remediation, cell phone booster, lunch table replacements and other improvements to paving and parking lots, HVAC, storage building and/or signage.
WEIR HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL – $1,173,417.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, security enhancements and renovations at Weir Middle School, including without limitation, gymnasium improvements, theatre improvements, security camera installation, visitor identification system, cell phone booster, lunch table replacements, and other improvements to paving and parking lots, HVAC, signage and/or fire alarm systems.
A T ALLISON ELEMENTARY – $530,000.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, security enhancements and renovations at A.T. Allison Elementary School, including without limitation, play yards, paving and parking lot improvements, security camera installation, visitor identification systems, weapons detection system, cell phone booster, storage building and/or lunch table replacement.
NEW MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY – $500,821.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, security enhancements, and renovations at New Manchester Elementary School, including without limitations, play yards, paving and parking lot improvements, security camera installation, visitor identification system, weapons detection system, cell phone booster and/or lunch table replacements.
WEIRTON ELEMENTARY – $664,135.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to certain improvements, security enhancements and renovations at Weirton Elementary School, including without limitation play yards, additional access road, paving and parking lot improvements, visitor identification system, weapons detection system, security camera installation, cell phone booster and/or lunch table replacement.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES – $444,894.00
Develop, acquire, design, construct, equip, furnish, improve and pay all fees and expenses related to improvements at the existing School District transportation and maintenance facilities including, without limitation, a new salt shed, security camera installation and/or paving improvements at each facility
TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT BCOSTS (excluding Costs of Issuance) $10,490,000.00
PROJECT COSTS FUNDED BY Bond Proceeds ……….$10,490,000.00
Estimated costs of Issuance Funded by Bond Proceeds …….$160,000.00
TOTAL PAR AMOUNT OF BONDS………………………………..$10,650,000.00
