Voters have approved the construction projects for a new high school and a community/senior center in today’s town election.

At a time when UNC system schools are struggling with tight budgets, N.C. State is moving forward with $20 million worth of construction. But, school officials say it won’t costs taxpayers a dime.

NEW MILFORD — A wall of mud from construction on the Litchfield Crossings shopping plaza site slid downhill into the neighboring All-Star Transportation school bus depot Tuesday afternoon, filling the maintenance garage with about eight inches of water and mud.

The Council Rock School District will save $1 million by refinancing three construction bonds from 1998 and 2003 totaling $21.9 million.

Work crews from Quality Asbestos and Demolition, of Bay City, were at work Tuesday in Shepherd, tearing down part of the 1929 elementary school building to make way for new construction. Plans call for converting the old gymnasium, inside, to a modern media center, and replacing the demolished classrooms and office space with new rooms. The 1929 building’s south wall will be preserved as a …

NEW LONDON – The New London Community School Board approved a $7.5 million budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, then hired an architectural firm to plan the construction projects that account for most of the new spending.

The Board of Supervisors last night voted to support a Capital Improvement Program for the school system that includes the potential conversion of Belmont Ridge Middle School into a high school, a notion that gave some board members concerns, but many noted that the plan had time to be fully-vetted before a final decision is made to implement the project.

MIDDLETOWN – School Board Member Roy Paul has urged the school district to enact project labor agreements for construction of a new $63 million elementary school.

Kampala — The UPDF Construction Brigade has arrived in Baralegi village in Okwang sub-county, Otuke district, to build a new Baralegi Primary School. The old premises of the school were taken over by the Presidential Guard Brigade six years ago.

The two School Committee candidates for April’s municipal elections both advocated this week for tightening the district’s fiscal belt, but differed in their stances on issues ranging from the construction of a new middle school to athletic fees.