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Grayson County board discusses Independence Elementary addition, agrees to draft conditional support for DOE grant
Summary
County staff presented plans and cost estimates for a 5,482-square-foot classroom addition and a cafeteria/kitchen expansion at Independence Elementary School; the board agreed in principle to send a conditional letter of support to the school system seeking Department of Education matching funds.
Kelly Wilmore, presenting for Grayson County, outlined plans to add classrooms and expand the cafeteria and kitchen at Independence Elementary School and laid out preliminary cost estimates and grant match information.
Wilmore said architects reduced the proposed addition to 5,482 square feet for four classrooms and estimated construction costs at approximately $400 per square foot, putting the standalone classroom addition at roughly $2,192,800. An expanded kitchen and cafeteria was estimated at about 2,600 square feet; combined project totals and fees drove a presented ballpark project total in the meeting to…
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