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Council approves larger federal grant and phases Central High School rehab into community center
Summary
The Newton City Council approved an amendment to a 2022 Community Development Block Grant to phase rehabilitation of Central High School into a two-stage project and requested an additional $3.9 million to cover rising construction costs; residents urged more daytime programming and accessibility features.
Ben Willis, Community and Economic Development Director with the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, told the Newton City Council that a 2022 Community Development Block Grant award intended to rehabilitate Central High School will be split into two phases and requires additional funding. "These funds will be used to rehabilitate the Central High School to transform it into a community center," Willis said, and the amendment requests an additional $3,900,100 to address higher-than-anticipated material and construction costs.
Under the revised scope, Phase 1 will…
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