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McEbright, Windemere up for construction next
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009
The Akron school board Monday approved design plans for McEbright and Windemere elementary schools.
The projects are part of the ongoing $800 million school construction program that will shut down, renovate or replace every school in the district. The schools will double as community centers after classes let out.
The state is paying for 59 percent of the basic cost of the projects. A voter-approved city income tax hike pays the remainder, plus any extras the state won't help fund.
Akron's share of the $10.8 million McEbright project is about $5.3 million, including about $1.5 million in additional local cost for more square footage to accommodate special education needs.
Construction is expected to begin in spring 2010. McEbright students will be temporarily
housed in Lincoln Elementary, which is one of five schools that will be closed at the end of this school year because of declining enrollment. The new McEbright school is expected to be ready by the fall of 2012.
Akron's share of the $11.1 million Windemere project will be about $5.7 million, including about $1.9 million in additional local cost, also mostly for special education needs.
Windemere's students already have been moved to the old Betty Jane elementary school. Construction on the new Windemere is expected to begin in late summer and take about 18 months.
City and school officials on Monday also approved paying the consortium of architects that has designed all the schools an additional $571,000 because of changes to the East High School project. Akron's share of the extra cost is $234,110.
East High was on an initial list of nine buildings slated to close because of declining enrollment. The school board decided in 2005 to renovate and expand East High and close Goodyear Middle School instead.
The new combined school will have a projected enrollment of 1,300 students and will accommodate seventh- and eighth-graders in a classroom wing segregated from the older students.
The Akron Architectural Group was owed the extra money because of the additional work required to design a combined high school and middle school, officials said.
John Higgins can be reached at 330-996-3792 or jhiggins@thebeaconjournal.com.
The Akron school board Monday approved design plans for McEbright and Windemere elementary schools.
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Akron, OH
Posted 08:26 AM, 03/24/2009
Note to the city Administration - Make sure the rojects don't go over budget, becuase I am not voting "Yes" on any tax levies in the near future.
