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Norristown Area School District unveils $350 million facilities master plan; district says early phases will not raise taxes
Summary
Superintendent Christopher Dorton presented a multi-phase facilities master plan for Norristown Area School District that the district estimates will total about $350 million over 8–12 years. The district said the first three phases — including $30 million in high-priority renovations and major high school additions — will not require a tax hike.
Christopher Dorton, superintendent of the Norristown Area School District, presented the district’s facilities master plan to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 9, 2025, describing a multi-phase program that district officials estimate will total about $350,000,000 over the next 8–12 years.
Dorton said the district serves "about 80,000 residents" and "daily, we welcome 8,000 public school students in 13 school buildings." He described a six-phase plan approved by the school board that begins with high-priority…
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