The South-Western City school board on Oct. 11 gave the go-ahead to district officials to apply for qualified school construction bonds from the Ohio School Facilities Commission for a proposed $6.6-million energy-savings project in the district.
After St. Johns School Board members recently viewed drawings of additions for two elementary schools, District 5 board member Carla Wright praised the plans and said it was good to see building going on. But Superintendent Joe Joyner warned the board not to expect more building additions any time soon because the district can’t afford it. “There won’t be any new schools either,” Joyner said …
Three people have pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from their use of undocumented workers in Miami-Dade County school construction projects.
MANSFIELD — Six Richland County residents filed a lawsuit through a Columbus-based conservative group Thursday, claiming Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio School Facilities Commission engaged in corrupt activity by favoring unions on school construction projects.
Stock Photo: While Frisco ISD has no plans to open schools next fall, the district is looking into classroom additions for current high schools as well as construction projects for new schools starting in 2012.
The Washington School Board approved hiring Dan Culp, the construction manager from Carl Nelson Construction who is overseeing the new high school construction, to do preconstruction work on the renovation of the 1918 Washington High School into a middle school.
Town Manager John Curran said a decision from the Attorney General’s office regarding a protest of the awarding the contract for the construction of the new Parker Elementary School won’t impact deadlines.
