Aging systems drive April 14 Little Falls school referendum

The referendum question facing Little Falls voters this spring isn’t whether the school district wants to make upgrades — it’s whether it can afford not to.

More than 50 years after Little Falls High School opened in 1972, the building’s heating, ventilation and mechanical systems are still doing the work they were installed to do. Keeping them running has become increasingly expensive and unpredictable, and district officials say that reality sits at the core of a proposed referendum aimed at replacing aging systems while reshaping how the district uses its buildings.

Executive Director of Operations Mark Diehl said many of the district’s mechanical systems have far exceeded their intended lifespan, requiring constant attention just to remain operational.

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