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Clinton leaders review four possible sites, timelines as district advances new elementary school plans
Summary
Architects and district staff outlined a 900‑student PK–2 program, a DPI needs‑based grant deadline and tradeoffs for four candidate parcels; board members were asked to start local outreach but declined to lock a site before geotech and landowner steps.
Clinton — Architects and district staff outlined preliminary designs and four candidate sites Tuesday as Clinton City Schools moves toward applying for a North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) needs‑based grant for a new primary school.
The presentation, led by Robbie Farris of the project team and project manager Mahan Kick, described a PK–2 school sized for roughly 900 students and noted DPI’s space and site guidelines for that program.
The district’s design team said the building program assumes about 120,000 square feet and a DPI minimum of roughly 19 usable acres for a 900‑plus facility. “If we know we need a 120,000 square feet, we know we need 900 plus students,” Mahan Kick, project manager, told the board. The team showed four parcels under initial review, emphasizing tradeoffs including wetlands, topography and access to utilities.
Why it matters: Clinton is seeking DPI construction funding that is awarded competitively; having a plausible site, floor plan and owner contact improves an application. The DPI needs‑based application was released in late…
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