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Bexley schools propose $115 million facilities package, board to consider recommendation March 11
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Bexley City Schools recommended a roughly $115 million Phase 1 facilities package that would build a standalone middle school, invest in capital repairs and turf fields; the board is expected to consider the recommendation at a March 11 meeting and would seek voter approval in November if it moves forward.
BEXLEY — Bexley City Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason Fine on Tuesday presented a recommended Phase 1 facilities package totaling about $115,000,000 that would build a new standalone middle school, fund systemwide capital improvements and add turf at two elementary campuses.
"We believe that a new middle school needs to be built," Dr. Fine said, describing capacity strains, interior classrooms that lack natural light and the district’s goal to reduce disruption that a long renovation would cause. He said the middle-school portion would represent roughly 71% of the estimated cost.
The proposal would site the new middle school on the Cassingham softball field to free interior space in the current complex, add a standalone gym…
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