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El Campo ISD facilities committee recommends $80.9 million bond to rebuild high school, replace Hutchins structures
Summary
A citizen-led facilities committee recommended the district pursue up to $80,905,000 in bonds—without raising the tax rate—to replace and renovate major buildings at El Campo High School and Hutchins Elementary and address decades-old safety and infrastructure deficiencies.
A citizen facilities committee recommended that El Campo Independent School District seek up to $80,905,000 in bonds to replace and renovate major portions of El Campo High School and Hutchins Elementary, committee members told the board during a presentation Jan. 20.
The recommendation calls for roughly 74,000 square feet of new educational space and about 60,000 square feet of renovated space at the high school and the demolition of the cafeteria, the administration building, the library, the H building, several portables and parts of the AVS buildings. For Hutchins, the plan would preserve a 2016 third-grade wing, add two additional grade-level wings, and include a new gymnasium connected to the main facility.
The committee said the estimated cost is about $58,000,000 for the high school…
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