Community Group Aims To Raise Thousands For Central Grade HVAC
By Art Bukowski | July 25, 2026
A community group has $100,000 in pledges and hopes to land at least $100,000 more over the next few weeks to secure the installation of energy efficient HVAC equipment at Central Grade School.
Traverse City Area Public Schools recently kicked off a three-year, $51 million comprehensive upgrade of Central Grade School, the district’s oldest and largest elementary school. Read more about that project here.
Though work has already begun, exactly what type of HVAC system will heat and cool the new building remains to be seen. The district sought bids for both gas-fired boilers with separate air conditioners along with a hybrid system that has electric heat pumps for both …
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