School Board approves $43 million facility plan
2014-07-24
By Karin Ramige Cornwell
Manager
The Sibley East School Board approved the community facility task force’s recommendation to renovate the Arlington facility and build a new elementary school in Gaylord.
The proposed price tag for the project is $43,088,525.
In the same action, at its regular meeting on Monday, July 21, the board authorized RA Morton, the construction management firm overseeing the project, to submit the proposal for review and comment to the Minnesota Department of Education.
After much discussion, the board decided to move forward with a bond referendum vote as part of the general election on Nov. 4, 2014.
An early spring 2015 referendum vote was looked at, but by moving the vote to November, the district would save $1,222,188 in capitalized interest cost.
The cost for a special election would also cost the district around $14,000.
See the full story in the July 24 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.
Manager
The Sibley East School Board approved the community facility task force’s recommendation to renovate the Arlington facility and build a new elementary school in Gaylord.
The proposed price tag for the project is $43,088,525.
In the same action, at its regular meeting on Monday, July 21, the board authorized RA Morton, the construction management firm overseeing the project, to submit the proposal for review and comment to the Minnesota Department of Education.
After much discussion, the board decided to move forward with a bond referendum vote as part of the general election on Nov. 4, 2014.
An early spring 2015 referendum vote was looked at, but by moving the vote to November, the district would save $1,222,188 in capitalized interest cost.
The cost for a special election would also cost the district around $14,000.
See the full story in the July 24 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.
