Read-Pattillo parents worry about aging facility and missing five-year plan

Parents at Read-Pattillo Elementary School are raising concerns about the future of a replacement school that was included in Volusia County’s voter-approved half-cent sales tax plan.The school, which first opened in 1958, was slated for a new building after voters approved the sales tax in 2014 to help fund school construction and renovations across the district.But in the district’s current five-year planning documents, the Read-Pattillo project is listed as “TBD,” leaving families uncertain about when the school could be replaced.Parent Danielle Sandhagen said the building is showing its age, despite smaller repairs and maintenance over the years.“They’ve done little patchworks here and there. You can see the siding and the facade have been painted, but roofs are still leaking, there’s still issues with our air conditioning units,” Sandhagen said.For some families, the school’s future is also personal. Sandhagen said Read-Pattillo has served generations of families in the community,