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Elizabethtown board leans toward hybrid renovation option for high‑ and middle‑school project; formal vote set for March 24
Summary
After an RLPS feasibility briefing, board members debated three options for the high school/middle school complex — renovation, hybrid (partial new plus renovation) and full new build — and expressed a tentative consensus favoring the hybrid option; the board scheduled a formal vote for March 24.
Elizabethtown Area School District trustees spent the bulk of their March workshop examining three options for the high school/middle school complex: renovate the high school, a hybrid approach that pairs some new construction with renovations, or a full new build. The board heard the feasibility study and cost estimates from RLPS, asked detailed questions about contingencies and change orders, and tentatively coalesced around the hybrid option ahead of a March 24 vote.
"Fiscal responsibility is what kicked the can down the road for so many years with our school boards," said Board member Mr. Gillis during opening remarks, arguing the district needs to invest now for long‑term…
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