EPA grant will help redevelop the old Lorraine Elementary School

Community Meeting · November 17, 2025

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School history and personal recollections

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Speaker 1, a Fountain City resident, recounted that the building opened as East Elementary, was renamed in 1973 for Ruth Lorraine (a third-grade teacher who taught in the Fountain School District for 32 years and retired in 1974), and described multiple generations attending the school; the speaker identified specific classrooms and local sites (Aragon) as part of the neighborhood history.

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Public comments during a community meeting focused on the future of the former East Elementary (renamed for Ruth Lorraine in 1973) in Fountain City; speakers recounted the school's history and described securing a grant to repurpose the building while noting preservation and maintenance concerns.

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