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� a G <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br /> Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road <br /> Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br /> Telephone: (919) 967-8211 <br /> Neil G.Pedersen Nettie Collins-Hart,Assistant Superintendent <br /> Superintendent for Instructional Services <br /> Raymond J.Reitz Steve Scroggs,Assistant Superintendent <br /> Chief Technology Officer for Support Services <br /> TO: Board of Education <br /> FROM: Neil G.Pedersen <br /> Superintendent <br /> RE: Proposed 2002-12 Capital Investment Plan <br /> DATE: January 30,2002 <br /> At the February 7a'meeting of the Board of Education,the administration will ' <br /> present a ten-year Capital Investment Plan. This plan is presented as a starting point for <br /> serious,broad-based discussions that will set priorities for the development of capital <br /> projects in the district for many years ahead.. <br /> The plan is developed around the financial resources as currently projected by the <br /> County Manager(see attachment). Up front,we should note that these financial <br /> projections could fluctuate considerably from year to year,either upward or downward. <br /> The plan reflects priorities and compromises that must be made if we are to operate <br /> within this level of funding. The plan as presented neither meets all of our needs nor <br /> does it provide some facilities quite as early as we believe that they will be needed. The <br /> administration,however,believes that it provides a roadmap•for the district that,although <br /> ambitious,is based upon current realities and reasonable anticipation of additional <br /> revenues. The only unfunded projects included in this plan are two schools that are <br /> proposed for a bond referendum to be held in 2006,five years after the last referendum. <br /> New Facilities <br /> The highlights of the plan pertaining to new facilities are as follows: <br /> 1. In 2002,acquire a high school site in the southern end of the school district to <br /> construct a small,progressive 500 to 700 student high school. An analysis of the <br /> sites under consideration will be provided at the February 7`h meeting. It should be <br /> noted that at this time the administration is not aware of a site in the southern end of <br /> the district that could accommodate a 1500 student,comprehensive high school <br /> unless the Board was willing to consider condemnation'of property. Even if this <br /> strategy were pursued,there are other potential obstacles with sites that have been <br />