School Renovation: No Tax Increase Required

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Aging facilities, budget cuts and a heavy carbon footprint: the dilemmas facing school districts across the nation.

Colorado’s Mesa County School District 51, however, was able to make upgrades to its on-average 38-year-old buildings that are expected to save more than $617,000 per year in energy costs, and more than $390,000 in operating and maintenance costs over the next five years  – all without a tax increase.

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