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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Lincoln Center, 750 S. Merritt Mill Road Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516-2881 The Board of Education Telephone: (919)967-8211 Ext. 226 FAX: (919) 933-4560 Neil G. Pedersen Superintendent Valerie Foushee, Chair Board of Education April 11, 2003 John Link, Manager Orange County 200 South Cameron Street Post Office Box 8181 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Dear Mr. Link, Included is our response to your March 21, 2003 memorandum requesting information regarding our recurring capital program. There are two spreadsheets attached for your review. The first spreadsheet provides documentation on the use of funds from recurring capital for the past five years. The project descriptors are those used by the county to avoid any confusion. The second spreadsheet details those projects that have been eliminated or reduced due to the decrease in funding. This list also places those projects in priority order that we would like to complete. The projects listed in bold are particularly important to the district and have a major impact on the safety, health and environment that our students and staff study and work in. The boiler at Chapel Hill High School is not only inefficient but also difficult to maintain. Constant problems result in learning environments that are cold and damp. Funding for this project now would allow for summer replacement. The carpet removal and file replacement at Frank Porter Graham is an issue of indoor air quality. Our funding has paid for remediation of ducts, air handling units, and mold and mildew removal. Funding for the carpet project would complete our efforts there. Finally, several of our schools are not equipped with hot water in the classrooms. As hand washing becomes more critical in the fight against childhood illness, having hot water should be considered a sanitation issue. While these projects would be our priority, other items on the list deserve consideration. Our aging fleet of maintenance vehicles is becoming increasingly expensive to operate. Constant repairs are hampering our efforts to provide quick responses to school maintenance requests. You will also note the need to replace refrigerator units at our older schools. The average age of these units exceeds 35 years and maintenance is becoming more difficult and expensive. We hope this is an adequate response to your request and will be happy to provide any additional information that you may require. Sincerely, ~~ Neil Pede n Cc: S ve Scroggs ~od Visser