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Burke County board to consider county transfer, architecture contract and $13M amendment for New Eastern Elementary
Summary
Board members added the joint resolution, draft architect contract and a $13 million budget amendment for New Eastern Elementary to the Oct. 13 agenda. County counsel described a standard property-transfer approach to secure sales-tax refunds and said the architect fee and construction estimates are being finalized.
The Burke County Public Schools Board of Education added several items related to the New Eastern Elementary project to its Oct. 13 agenda, including a joint resolution with the county to transfer property, a draft architect contract and a $13 million budget amendment intended to help complete the school.
County-affiliated counsel Keith Lawson described the joint-resolution template as a standard mechanism for the county to receive sales-tax refunds on construction costs and then cede authority to the board to manage construction. Lawson said county commissioners can obtain refunds on certain…
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