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DeKalb E-SPLOST V Project Schedule

Posted on March 20, 2017 by | 39 comments


On Monday the DeKalb Board of Education will vote on E-SPLOST V project scheduling and associated cash flow sequencing including details of the projects, budgets, and anticipated start and finish dates.
.pdf link icon  E-SPLOST V Project Listing and Cash Flow Sequencing Presentation (March 20, 2017)
.pdf link icon  Proposed E-SPLOST V Project Listing with Start/Finish Dates (March 20, 2017)

2017-2022 E-SPLOST PROJECT CATEGORIES

Project Listing Sequence $ millions
Safety and Security (100’s) $15
New Facilities and Additions  (200’s) $291
Facility Condition Improvements  (300’s) $100
Technology Improvements,incl. ERP  (400’s) $65
Buses, Vehicles, and Other Capital Equipment  (500’s) $40
Management and Contingency $50
Totals $561

E-SPLOST V Project Schedule – New Facilities and Additions

Project Description Budget Anticipated Overall Start Date Anticipated Construction Start Date Anticipated Construction Finish Date Anticipated Overall Finish Date
John Lewis ES New 900-seat prototype elementary school, including land purchase $31,500,000 Mar. 2017 Jul. 2017 Nov. 2018 Apr. 2019
New Cross Keys MS
(at Cross Keys HS) 		21-classroom addition $10,005,000 Mar. 2017 Nov. 2018 Mar. 2020 Jun. 2020
Chamblee HS 30-classroom addition $21,540,000 Mar. 2017 Nov. 2018 Jul. 2020 Oct. 2020
New ES for Cross Keys North New 900-seat prototype elementary school, including land purchase $30,500,000 Aug. 2017 Dec. 2018 Apr. 2020 Jul. 2020
Indian Creek ES Tear-down and re-build of new 1200-seat (expanded) prototype elementary school on-site $28,500,000 Mar. 2017 Jul. 2018 Nov. 2019 Feb. 2020
New Cross Keys HS New 119-classroom high school $84,800,000 Aug. 2017 Sep. 2019 Sep. 2021 Jun. 2022
Cedar Grove HS Auditorium addition and synthetic turf installation $6,030,000 Oct. 2017 May. 2019 Sep. 2020 Jan. 2021
Clarkston HS 32-classroom addition and synthetic turf installation $18,040,000 Feb. 2018 Oct. 2019 Jun. 2021 Sep. 2021
Lakeside HS 38-classroom addition and synthetic turf installation $26,990,000 Nov. 2018 Jul. 2020 Mar. 2022 Jun. 2022
Dunwoody HS 26-classroom addition and synthetic turf installation $17,690,000 Feb. 2019 Oct. 2020 Jun. 2022 Sep. 2022
Peachtree MS 26-classroom addition $14,100,000 Oct. 2019 Jun. 2021 Feb. 2023 May. 2023
Freedom MS 17-classroom addition $8,485,000 Jan. 2020 Sep. 2021 Jan. 2023 Apr. 2023

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DeKalb Commissioners Not A Fan of the E-SPLOST High School Building Additions

Posted on February 15, 2017 by | 77 comments

Stan Jester

DeKalb County Commissioners are unanimously asking the DeKalb County School District to build a new high school in Doraville and not add a bunch of classrooms to Lakeside, Dunwoody, and Chamblee Charter High Schools.
The gym, cafeteria, locker rooms, hallways, fields, etc … at these schools are already overburdened. These building additions to Lakeside, Dunwoody and Chamblee Charter High Schools will end up with more seats but little in the way of common space improvements for the students they already have, let alone the additional seats. I’m strained to understand how building additions are a good idea. Apparently all the Commissioners feel the same way.
The school district recommended the building additions because they believe it is the will of the people. It strains credulity that the will of the people can’t come up with one good reason why this is a good idea for Lakeside, Dunwoody or Chamblee.

1. The County urges the School District to build a new high school in Doraville and give priority to the redevelopment of schools in the southwest and southeast area of the county as it determines projects to be included in its capital improvement program;
2. The County urges the School District to consider the infrastructure impact caused by adding space for a substantial number of new students at Lakeside, Dunwoody and Chamblee Charter High School;
3. The County urges the School District to consider public infrastructure needs as it builds new schools, and redevelops existing schools to increase capacity;

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DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners serves as the legislative branch of the DeKalb County government. The Board is comprised of seven commissioners:

  1. District 1 – Nancy Jester
  2. District 2 – Jeff Rader
  3. District 3 – Larry Johnson
  4. District 4 – Steve Bradshaw
  5. District 5 – Mereda Davis Johnson
  6. District 6 – Kathie Gannon
  7. District 7 – Gregory Adams

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, TO URGE THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONSIDER VARIOUS ISSUES RELATED TO ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Governing Authority of DeKalb County believes that its efforts to attract new businesses, new jobs and new employers to the County, in part, depends on the success of its public school system; and
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County School District (“School District”) is preparing to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate amount no to exceed $200,000,000 which will be paid back from the proceeds of an educational SPLOST (“E-SPLOST”); and
WHEREAS, this Resolution accompanies a bond resolution whereby the Governing Authority is pledging to set a millage rate for school purposes sufficient to pay the debt on the School District general obligation bonds to the extent the E-SPLOST proceeds are insufficient to pay that debt; and
WHEREAS, the School District is a separate legal entity from DeKalb County and the Governing Authority of DeKalb County technically sets the millage rate for the School District, for school purposes; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of DeKalb County are involved and interested in the building of new schools, the redevelopment of existing schools and ensuring that sufficient public infrastructure, like sidewalks, roads and traffic signals, are in place when schools are built or redeveloped; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Authority of DeKalb County wants to encourage the elected members of the Schoo District and the Superintendent to consider various issues and priorities as set forth below; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Authority of DeKalb County as follows:
1. The County urges the School District to build a new high school in Doraville and give priority to the redevelopment of schools in the southwest and southeast area of the county as it determines projects to be included in its capital improvement program;
2. The County urges the School District to consider the infrastructure impact caused by adding space for a substantial number of new students at Lakeside, Dunwoody and Chamblee Charter High School;
3. The County urges the School District to consider public infrastructure needs as it builds new schools, and redevelops existing schools to increase capacity;

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