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District unveils preferred Roosevelt School replacement plan; state to double maximum cost allowance for a tax‑neutral project
Summary
District leaders and architects presented a plan to remove the three‑story classroom wing at Theodore Roosevelt School, build a new 2‑story classroom addition, renovate common spaces and centralize community services; the state has approved doubling the maximum cost allowance (approximately $26 million), and the district expects the project to be tax neutral.
Dr. Thompson and architects from CSR presented a site history and a preferred design option for Theodore Roosevelt School at the Sept. 17 board meeting.
They said the 1970 construction included asbestos in building materials and that a facilities condition review concluded the classroom wing requires substantive intervention. After feasibility work, the district selected a plan to remove the existing three‑story classroom section and replace it…
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