Roughly $18 million in funding will target a variety of system upgrades in the more than 30 schools belonging to the Santa Fe Public Schools district.
The work will include improvements to existing heating and cooling systems, as well as plumbing, and will be paid for out of a $100 million general obligation bond to be decided by voters this coming November.
Other projects include the $16.4 million building of new common space and breezeway at the Santa Fe High School, located at 2100 Yucca Street. That facility is also expected to see the creation of a drop off space.
The Early College Opportunities High School, at 2301 West Zia Road, is slated for $2.7 million in work that will include the building of a new cafeteria and gym.
Exactly $11 million will go for the building of a new roof at the Capital High School, located at 4851 Paseo del Sol.
Other projects will be devoted to making all of the district’s facilities Americans with Disabilities Act compliant, with just under $5 million to target solar power and water conservation projects, also district-wide.
The $100 million bond, if approved, will be paid for through property tax revenue. A 2017 general obligation bond, also for $100 million, was approved by Santa Fe voters by a 68% to 32% margin.
By Garry Boulard