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District 52 seeks $23 million referendum to replace aging Lincoln Grade School
Summary
District 52 superintendent Pat Menacian and Lincoln Grade principal Heather Bowman told the Washington City Council a $23 million referendum would replace a 1949-built Lincoln Grade School, citing accessibility, asbestos and HVAC failures and a projected 2027 opening if voters approve the April 1 measure.
Pat Menacian, superintendent of District 52, and Heather Bowman, principal of Lincoln Grade School, presented a proposal to voters for a $23,000,000 referendum to replace the district’s aging Lincoln Grade School and consolidate students onto one campus adjacent to the middle school. The district is targeting an April 1 referendum and hopes a new building would open in 2027.
The presenters said the existing building dates to 1949 and has undergone multiple ad hoc additions; they described uneven heating and cooling, original steam heat in roughly 35% of the facility, widespread 9-by-9 asbestos floor tiles that remain intact but present future removal costs, narrow classrooms and…
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