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City and school officials say PEP funds will cover $860,000 to keep Town Acres classrooms, clarifying furnishings gap
Summary
City spokesman Brian Ross told the Johnson City Board of Education that $860,000 from the PEP sales-tax account will be used to preserve four classrooms and clerestory windows at the Town Acres construction, while furnishings remain unresolved.
Johnson City officials briefed the Johnson City Board of Education that $860,000 from the city's PEP sales-tax account will be used to retain planned classrooms and clerestory windows in the Town Acres school construction project, and that the district and city will continue negotiating funding for furnishings.
Brian Ross of the city of Johnson City told the board the Town Acres project is moving forward and that demolition is complete at Market Street School and work is underway there. Ross said the city will present refined numbers to the city commission at a called meeting on Oct. 16.
“The city administration agreed to kick…
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