Carroll County board approves capital outlay application to seek state funds for multiple school projects

The Carroll County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a capital outlay application that will make the district eligible to receive state funding for a series of school construction and renovation projects, Superintendent Scott Cowher told the board during the September work session.

The move places the district “in line to receive this money” for projects that include classroom additions and renovations, Cowher said. He told the board the district’s recent growth and attendance-line changes made it eligible for higher state allocations than it has received in recent cycles.

Why it matters: matching state capital outlay with Carroll County’s SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax) projects can stretch local dollars and allow larger projects — including new classrooms — that the district previously could not fund with state-only renovation…