Several facilities projects in the Mehlville School District were completed this summer, with others scheduled to be completed throughout the school year and into next summer. Projects included kitchen ceiling replacement, roof replacements, HVAC, asphalt repair and tuckpointing at multiple different buildings, Facilities Director Mike Gegg said during a project update at the Aug. 18.
The Mehlville Board of Education voted March 17 to approve a bid to fix the kitchen ceiling at Beasley Elementary. Director of Facilities Mike Gegg said the ceiling is original to the building, which was built in 1970. “The ceiling is not smooth, clean and wipeable, so they have been getting a one-point deduct from.
Upgrades at Beasley Elementary School, 3131 Koch Road, include a secure entry vestibule, four restroom fixtures to bring it into ADA compliance, outdoor lighting, additional restrooms, additional parking, roof work, HVAC work and widening the entry road to the school.
The COPs were issued from Proposition P, a 49-cent ballot measure approved by voters in 2000 that was aimed at facilities but was an operational tax-rate increase. Today, the district levies about 45 cents from Prop P and, with the COPs being slated to be paid off, the 45 cents can be used for operations or facilities without increasing the current tax rate.
With Prop S, the district will ask voters to funnel 12 cents of the 45-cent levy into a $35 million facility investment. The district will transfer the remaining 33 cents toward operations.