The Anchorage School Board on Tuesday allocated $26 million toward the cost of rebuilding Inlet View Elementary in the South Addition neighborhood, plus an additional $19 million for other school building improvements.
in a 5-1 vote. Member Dave Donley was the only member to vote against the package after he cited concerns with the district’s projected budget gap for the upcoming school year. He advocated for saving the money instead.
“Failure to fund these projects will only add to their costs at a later date, and leave students and staff learning and working in failing buildings,” said Hannah Brewster, parent of a first-grader at Inlet View.“We failed the Inlet View community with a failure to act. And I would hate for the other schools included in this package to suffer the same fate. Roofs won’t fix themselves, secure entries do not materialize.
Prior to the vote, some school board members acknowledged how contentious the issue had become, but most said they believed the funding would address much-needed repairs and rebuilds across the district. Holleman said it was his understanding that a remodel would be initially less expensive for the district than a rebuild, but not in the long term. He also said the district’s financial situation is not “dire,” and that most years, the district faces a budget deficit and nearly always figures it out.
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