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Region 15 board calls March 23 public hearing on $224 million plan to replace two elementary schools; turf field discussion added to the notice
Summary
Regional School District 15 voted unanimously to call a district meeting and public hearing for March 23 on a proposed $224 million borrowing authorization to build two new elementary schools and agreed to include a separate agenda item to consider adding a second high‑school turf field to the referendum notice for public comment and further costing.
The Regional School District 15 Board of Education voted unanimously March 9 to call a district meeting and public hearing for March 23 to consider a $224,000,000 borrowing authorization to plan, design and build two new elementary schools to replace Pomp Rock Elementary School and Gainesville Elementary School.
The board’s motion, read by a board member (speaker 14) and approved by voice vote, authorized officers and the superintendent to call the district meeting and to publish the required notices. The motion text included creation of a building committee and said the $224 million appropriation may be reduced by grants; the presentation that preceded the motion included an estimated grant coverage rate of about 64.2 percent.
Why it matters: the authorization would allow the district to pursue state reimbursement and bond financing that would pay for design, construction, demolition, site work, furnishings and…
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