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Comment on the APS CIP FY 2022

Emailed to  school.board@apsva.us> , e ngage@apsva.us on June 8, 2021 Re: Proposed APS CIP for FY 2022 Good evening, I appreciate the hard work that staff and the Board have put into developing the draft CIP for FY2022. I support the funding proposed for: - The Heights: adding a field & providing an accessible entrance - Kitchen & entrance renovations - HVAC replacement & maintenance - Turf field replacement However, I have major concerns about the plan for the Career Center and the plan to spend our precious capital dollars on parking spaces in Rosslyn, one of the most transit-rich, walkable areas in the County. The Career Center Plan is Rushed I served on the BLPC for the previously planned addition to the Career Center. I agree that we need capital improvements to the site to adequately serve this valuable program. However, I am concerned that the Career Center plan in the draft CIP was created with too much haste and without adequate consideration for the school syst