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Budget Request for Consideration:

Athens City Schools would like to request a reduction of the $700,000 annual payment originally
agreed upon during the negotiations of the new building discussions. The original agreement was
upon the supposition of savings to the school system of the transfer of the three old school
properties to the City of Athens (including the maintenance and upkeep costs associated with
those buildings). Now that the school system has taken back the Westside building we will need a
portion of that agreed sum to assist in the maintenance and upkeep needs that will have to be

addressed in the building and property to use the property for the purpose of a potentially
functioning school building again.

We would humbly ask for a reduction of $250,000 in the annual payment to allow us to begin to
address the infrastructure needs in smaller segments rather than an all at once expenditure. The

needs are outlined in the attached documentation based upon the survey of the property as it was
returned to the school system.

Thank you,
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Yoe Barnett

Director of Schools