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Mount Vernon board urged to sign OFCC resolution to keep $99M school project moving
Summary
Superintendent told trustees the Ohio Facility Construction Commission sent a 217‑page master plan and asked for a signed resolution by Nov. 26 to remain in the segmented program; the packet lists a $107 million project with a state share of $38 million and roughly $18 million of local‑funded items not co‑funded by the state.
Mount Vernon City School District leaders were presented with a last‑minute OFCC master plan packet and told they must return a signed resolution by Nov. 26 if the district wants to remain in line for state construction funding.
At the school board meeting, the superintendent said the packet arrived the morning of the Nov. 24 meeting and asked trustees to authorize the district treasurer to sign and return the resolution via DocuSign within two days. "They sent it to us this morning and, they want us to get it back to them by the November 26," the superintendent told trustees, summarizing the tight turnaround.
Why it matters: the packet describes a segmented project that would build three new K‑5 elementary schools and…
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