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Board reviews school construction plans as community urges fair stadium funding
Summary
Trustees heard detailed presentations on new and renovated school facilities — including Dutch Fork Elementary, Irmo High additions and a proposed Chapin auditorium — while dozens of public commenters urged upgrades to stadium press boxes and middle-school practice fields and pressed for equitable funding timelines.
Trustees reviewed schematic designs and progress reports for several major district construction projects at their Dec. 8 meeting while members of the public urged the board to prioritize safe, fully equipped athletic facilities.
Architects representing JHS and LS3P showed renderings for Dutch Fork Elementary (an X-plan school sized for about 550 students, roughly 90,000 square feet, with 26 core classrooms plus add-alternate classrooms and an optional 12,000-square-foot auditorium) and a multi-level student activity center and dining addition at Irmo High designed to seat about 700 students. Directors described phased design work, the limits of schematic-level cost estimates and the need for full A&E services to determine feasibility and…
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