Henrico Schools ask county for more money to prevent broken air conditioning, but is that enough?

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The Henrico School Board last week formally requested an additional $9 million in funding from the Henrico Board of Supervisors – money that it would use to replace aging air conditioning units and roofs at public schools.

At a Dec. 14 meeting, the school board passed the division’s capital improvement plan for fiscal year 2024-2025, which requests that the board of supervisors allocate $21 million to Henrico Schools for building maintenance – a $9 million increase from what was allocated in the current fiscal year. Click here to continue reading on the Henrico Citizen.