Great Bend Superintendent Brad Reed asked the board of education Monday if it could get behind a plan for a new maintenance building/bus barn next to the District Education Center, and remodeling of the DEC.Architect Don Marrs provided early schematics for both projects, which he said could be completed by the fall of 2017 for about $2.1 million or less.Reed said the money would come from capital outlay funds with no additional money from taxpayers and without leaving the reserves dangerously depleted. He said he wasn’t asking for 100 approval Monday night, but a vote to “move forward.”Board members will have opportunities to weigh in on the specifics of any buildings. Board members were encouraged to visit the downtown facility, talk to Maintenance and Custodian Director Dirk Davis and bring their own expertise to the architect so he could “tweak” the schematic drawing presented.However, board members said they need more time to consider the idea, and Marrs said in that case it would be more feasible to plan on being in the facilities – if approved – by September 2018.To have the work done by September 2017, the board would need to approve a contract by February.“To me that doesn’t seem like a realistic goal,” said board member Dr. Larry Kutina.Board member Susan Young said the scope of the project was more than she expected, and she also wanted more time before taking action.Reed said the board should keep inflation in mind, but said he understood.“I tend to move fast on things,” he said.