On November 6, 2017, voters in Phoenix and Talent passed a $68 million bond to upgrade the district's buildings and facilities. Through strategic efforts to leverage grants and incentives in addition to interest earned on investments, PTS was able to turn that original commitment from voters into $84 million, which was used to transform the district from the ground up.
Where your money went
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Seismic upgrades and strategic enhancements to the buildings' safety and security features were prioritized, but other additions such as new playground equipment and major upgrades to learning spaces at Talent Elementary were also completed
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Technically a seismic upgrade, Talent Middle School's multi-faceted renovation project completed in the summer of 2024 provided gorgeous new gyms, more bathrooms, fresh paint and very necessary roof and seismic overhauls with solar coming soon.
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Featuring more than 150,000 square feet worth of new construction and renovations, bond dollars transformed Phoenix High School into the crown jewel of the Phoenix-Talent School District and one of the most beautiful school buildings in Oregon.
Our Commitment
The bond proposal that PTS voters passed targeted safety and security upgrades, energy efficiency and facility upgrades to accommodate CTE, FFA and the arts, among other programs
Projects Breakdown
Financials
Funding sources for all major building and renovation projects in the Phoenix-Talent School District between 2017 and 2024
| FUNDING SOURCE | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| PTS 2017 bond | $68 million |
| ESSER II / ESSER III | $6,953,508 |
| OSCIM grant | $4 million |
| Seismic grant | $2.5 million |
| Interest received | $3.3 million |
| SB 1149 | $669,000 |
| Facility grant | $311,000 |
| Morris Family Foundation | $250,000 |
| Gametime | $199,000 |
| BlueSky grant | $185,000 |
|
ETO |
$150,000 |
|
RED grant |
$131,000 |
| RVTD grant | $50,000 |
Investing Locally
The Phoenix-Talent School District completed the projects outlined in the ballot language using local consultants and contractors almost exclusively. About 93% of the project's contracts, including 100% at both Talent Elementary and Talent Middle School, were issued locally, resulting in a whopping $76 million being injected into the local economy. Below is a list of local vendors and contractors hired by PTS.
| PHOENIX-TALENT AREA CONTRACTORS |
|---|
Adroit Construction ♦ Outlier Construction ♦ West Coast Pipeline ♦ Concrete Reflections ♦ New Horizons Woodworks ♦ American Industrial Doors ♦ Bell Hardware ♦ Harrington Construction ♦ Fashion Floors Corey Robbins Painting ♦ Pacific Fire Protection ♦ Advanced Air & Metal ♦ Precision Electric ♦ River City Glass ♦ Knife River ♦ Renfro Striping
| PHOENIX-TALENT AREA VENDORS |
|---|
ORW Architects ♦ CSA Planning ♦ HMK Company ♦ Coleman Creek Consulting ♦ Arcsine Engineering ♦ Dew Engineering ♦ Arkitek Architecture ♦ Pariani Land Surveying ♦ Structural Solutions ♦ Powell Engineering ♦ Marquess Engineering