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Grayson County schools seek grant for $4 million Independence Elementary renovation
Summary
Superintendent Kelly Wilmore told the Board of Supervisors that two aging trailers at Independence Elementary are unsafe and urged the county to consider applying for a state grant that could cover 20'30% of an estimated $4 million renovation, reducing the local share if awarded.
Kelly Wilmore, superintendent of Grayson County Public Schools, appealed to the county board on Feb. 15 for help addressing dire space and safety issues at Independence Elementary, where two aged trailers are currently serving as classrooms and a library.
"Our kids deserve better than those 2 trailers," Wilmore said, describing one trailer housing three classrooms and another serving as a single classroom where a fifth-grade class currently meets. She outlined a plan to remove one trailer and add a roughly 3,000-square-foot, four-classroom addition and expand the cafeteria by about 1,200 square…
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