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Board approves cost estimate to retrofit Sierra Romero Middle to house 'Next Step' special education program amid master-plan questions
Summary
The board voted Sept. 18 to approve cost estimates and options to renovate Sierra Romero Middle School to house the Next Step special education program; staff estimated a full-equivalent build at about $1,060,000 and a smaller phased start at about $600,000.
The Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees approved cost estimates and options to renovate parts of Sierra Romero Middle School to house the Next Step special education program, a project trustees discussed at length on Sept. 18.
District facilities presenter Salvadore Velasquez (identified in the meeting transcript as "Mister Velasquez") presented a phased cost breakdown and said replicating the facilities seen at a comparable program would total about $1,060,000. "If we want everything...the total cost for the project, it would be around $1,000,000. You can see here at the bottom, 1, million $60,000," Velasquez told the board. He added that a smaller…
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