Casey-Westfield School Board Approves $560,000 HVAC Phase 2, Annexes Tennis Court Parking Lot

Casey-Westfield CUSD C-4 Board of Education Meeting | May 18, 2026

Article Summary: The Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education on Monday, May 18, 2026, approved a scope-change request not to exceed $560,000 to complete the second phase of HVAC replacement at the Jr/Sr High School and voted to petition the City of Casey to annex a district-owned parking lot south of the tennis courts.

HVAC and Annexation Key Points:

• The board approved Scope Change Request #2 to Performance Contract #PC24-0071 with GRP/Wegman Mechanical, at a total cost not to exceed $560,000, to finish Phase 2 of the Jr/Sr High School HVAC replacement.
• The work covers the cafeteria, band room, ag shop and industrial arts shop, plus a proposal from Remlinger Heating & Air Conditioning to replace office units.
• Separately, the board voted to file a petition annexing the parking lot south of the tennis courts (parcel 03-11-20-06-101-004) into the City of Casey.
• Both measures passed by unanimous roll-call votes of the seven members present.

CASEY — The Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education on Monday, May 18, 2026, approved a scope-change request costing up to $560,000 to complete a second phase of heating and cooling work at the Jr/Sr High School, and separately agreed to petition the City of Casey to annex a piece of district property that sits within city boundaries but was never formally incorporated.

The HVAC measure, identified as Scope Change Request #2 to Performance Contract #PC24-0071, directs GRP/Wegman Mechanical to complete the replacement of HVAC systems in the Jr/Sr High School cafeteria, band room, ag shop and industrial arts shop. The action also incorporates a proposal from Remlinger Heating & Air Conditioning to replace office units. The motion set a total cost not to exceed $560,000.

Superintendent Mike Shackelford told the board the work is a continuation of the project discussed at the board’s April meeting. The motion was made by board member Mike Fouty — listed in the minutes among the members voting — and the record shows the measure carried unanimously on a roll-call vote of the seven members present: Todd, Sharp, Huddlestun, Fouty, Clement, Fain and Gelb. The motion to approve was made by Clement and seconded by Gelb.

Shackelford said administration would take a next step on the project later that week. He reported the administration would meet with Christian Brown, an engineer from GRP/Wegman, on Thursday, May 21, to establish the plan and timeline for the upcoming work at the Jr/Sr High School.

Parking Lot Annexation Approved

In a separate action, the board approved a petition to annex parcel number 03-11-20-06-101-004 — described in the record as the east 57 feet of Lot 4, Block 1, in Ferguson’s Addition to the Town (now City) of Casey, and commonly known as the parking lot south of the tennis courts — into the City of Casey.

Shackelford explained the background to the board. He said he was contacted by Tom Daughhetee of the City of Casey about a parcel of school property that lies within the city’s boundary but is not annexed into the city. He told the board there are several similar “pockets” of land within the boundaries that are not considered within city limits, a situation discovered by Clark County.

“It is not clear why these properties were never officially incorporated, but the city is working to get them included as part of the city,” Shackelford reported, according to the minutes. He said the voids within the city boundaries affect the city’s capacity to establish a viable enterprise zone and to qualify for some grants.

Shackelford said he had consulted with Brandon Wright, the board’s attorney, who advised him that the matter was a “non-event” and that the board was fine to file the petition. The motion was made by Sharp; the minutes do not record the name of the member who seconded it. On the roll call, all seven members present voted in favor — Sharp, Huddlestun, Fouty, Clement, Fain, Gelb and Todd — and the president declared the motion carried.

The annexation petition aligns with a broader boundary-review effort. A City of Casey boundary review map, prepared using tax-code information and the parcel layer, notes that some parcels within the city boundary are not coded as paying taxes to the city and asks for verification of whether those are errors in the parcel layer or parcels that should be