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Macon County examines $100 million Franklin High School plan as schools warn of $1.5M shortfall
Summary
Architects presented updated Franklin High School drawings and a current cost estimate of $100,239,509; school officials told commissioners ESSER relief funding ends in 2024 and the district needs roughly $1.5 million in local funding to maintain current services.
Paul Boney, with architecture firm LS3P, told the Macon County Board of Commissioners at a May 30 special work session that LS3P is finishing construction documents for Phase I of a proposed Franklin High School (FHS) replacement and that the firm’s "current cost estimate is $100,239,509," a figure Boney said continues to change as design and material specifics are finalized.
Emily Kite of LS3P presented two timing options: one that would let the stadium be built in November 2023 and FHS construction begin in spring 2024 under a single contractor if the county authorizes concurrent work by mid‑July, and a second option that would treat stadium and school as separate contracts with some overlap if the county delays authorization. Boney…
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