2010

The school board Tuesday awarded $26.8 million in contracts to nine companies that will expand and renovate the crowded Pine-Richland High School at 700 Warrendale Road in Pine.

The school board Tuesday awarded $26.8 million in contracts to nine companies that will expand and renovate the crowded Pine-Richland High School at 700 Warrendale Road in Pine.

The first of two meetings about a proposed 1 percent Sangamon County sales tax to support school construction sparked heated discussion among members of the county board, area public school educators and members of the public Tuesday.

The school board Tuesday awarded $26.8 million in contracts to nine companies that will expand and renovate the crowded Pine-Richland High School at 700 Warrendale Road in Pine.

The school board Tuesday awarded $26.8 million in contracts to nine companies that will expand and renovate the crowded Pine-Richland High School at 700 Warrendale Road in Pine.

The Millcreek Township School Board is considering making two schools one. The board is looking at a $70 million construction project to renovate and connect McDowell High School and McDowell Intermediate High School. Construction could begin in 2011.

The Fort Smith School Board unanimously approved selling $8 million in school construction bonds at an interest rate of 3.22 percent.

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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.