McIntyre points to prior referendum, bond experience and community outreach to manage Wayzata construction work

Corey McIntyre told the Wayzata board he has led major operating and bond campaigns and would treat a successful capital projects and technology levy referendum as an operational priority. "When you go in and you're remodeling some things, do that at the same time and not have another disruption later," he said, describing paired long-term facilities maintenance and bond work.

McIntyre cited prior campaign sizes and sequencing from his experience and how those informed his approach: "We started with a $225,000,000 operating referendum and then followed that up with a $365,000,000 bond and paired that up with a $100,000,000 of long term facilities maintenance," he said, describing the front-loading of some LTFM work to avoid later disruptions.

He emphasized community-facing communications and employee ambassadors as keys to passage and implementation: "Our number 1 source of information for many of us is our friends, our family, and our neighbors," McIntyre said, urging that classified staff and other employees be equipped as grassroots ambassadors. He recommended a public dashboard that tracks key components of bond work so residents can see progress "on time, on budget, on point with what they said yes to."

Board members asked how he would keep the work moving in the face of increasing enrollment; McIntyre said planning ahead, avoiding surprises and constant communication with the community and leadership are central to success.