DONALDSONVILLE – The Ascension Parish School Board will hold a special meeting Monday, July 6 to determine the final list of school improvements to be funded by about $100 million from a proposed four-year millage extension.
The board decided last week to place a proposition on the Oct. 17 ballot to extend an existing parish-wide millage to give the district enough money to renovate some of the parish’s oldest school buildings.
The issue will go before the Bond Commission on July 23.
The 15.08-mill property tax was first approved in October 2005. The 20-year tax is scheduled to expire in 2025. The current request would extend it through 2029.
The board released a summary of infrastructure and capital improvement projects to The Weekly Citizen Thursday.
The facilities and the total estimated cost of the projects are:
• Ascension Alternative, $1.12 million, including $760,000 for a new administration building;
• Ascension Headstart, $300,000, including $190,000 to remodel interior hallways;
• Donaldsonville High, $3.03 million, including $1.5 million to build a new library;
• Donaldsonville Primary, $2.24 million, including $1.7 million to build a new classroom addition;
• Dutchtown Middle, $9.953 million, including $4.3 million to build a new library and to expand the cafeteria;
• Dutchtown Primary, $910,000, including $580,000 for concrete paving and canopy renovations;
• East Ascension High, $7.83 million, including $7.4 million to build a new classroom addition;
• G.W. Carver Primary, $16 million toward construction of new school
• Galvez Middle, $4.05 million, including $2.6 million for administration area improvements;
• Galvez Primary, $1.63 million, including $530,000 for electrical upgrades;
• Gonzales Middle, $4.14 million, including $1.6 million for a new school entry and facelift;
• Gonzales Primary, $9.2 million to build a new classroom addition;
• Lake Elementary, $1.16 million, including $560,000 to expand the library;
• Lowery Primary and Intermediate, $850,000, including $320,000 for an exterior facelift;
• Oak Grove Primary, $520,000, including $350,000 for electrical upgrades;
• Prairieville Middle, $15 million for a total campus replacement;
• St. Amant High, $7.303 million, including $5.2 million to build a new classroom addition;
• St. Amant Middle, $3.445 million, including $1.4 million for restroom renovations and additions;
• St. Amant Primary, $1.276 million, including $1.18 million in restroom renovations and additions.
The board also has budgeted a total of $3.87 million for technology and security infrastructure.
A total of $11 million in storm impact overrun was due to cost increases on the 2005 bond issue after the area was affected by four major hurricanes.
