Lewiston officials outline capacity strains and options for 287 Main Street

Summary

Superintendent Jake Langley told a Jan. 28 Lewiston Public Schools workshop that several elementary and secondary schools are running near capacity, that the district owns 287 Main Street and is weighing renovation costs and alternative uses, and that capital needs across the district total millions of dollars.

Lewiston Superintendent Jake Langley told a joint school-committee and city-council workshop on Jan. 28 that several Lewiston Public Schools are at or near capacity and the district is evaluating options for the recently purchased 287 Main Street building.

Langley said the district acquired 287 Main Street “last year” and is treating it as one possible solution to space constraints, but he warned “that building needs a lot of work” and cited a prior assessment that estimated about $14,000,000 to rehabilitate it for school use. He said the district has requested $1,000,000 in the LCIP (local capital improvement plan) to begin site cleanup and concept planning, but stressed the building “is not an end all, be all.”

Why it matters: The district is managing rising enrollment and program expansions — including bringing outplaced special-education…

Lewiston officials outline capacity strains and options for 287 Main Street

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