How did Rogers and Springdale manage to build new high schools with a millage rate lower than Fayetteville and without raising their millage rate to at least equal to Fayetteville?
The proposed new FHS is the model designed by the citizens of Fayetteville, which is a campus-type model versus a single building model. A new FHS will be built on the existing campus site with a much different topography and time schedule due to students on site during construction. Building materials, LEED certification, 2010 dollars, larger square footage, new State building standards, and virtually no State facilities funding are also key reasons that this project will require more millage than other facilities built in the last decade. It’s also important to remember that Springdale received 33.5% in reimbursement from the State for school construction, due to the State funding formula. Fayetteville receives .5%.
