STATE FUNDING: District Considers Offer
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE NEEDED TO RECEIVE MONEY FOR TWO SCHOOLS
Posted: December 30, 2009 at 3:24 a.m.
Michael Bisbee, with Multi-Craft Contractors, shifts a section of structural steel as a co-worker uses a loader to stack the pieces Tuesday at Central Junior High School in Springdale. The pieces will be moved by a 60-ton crane for construction of an addition to the school.
The Arkansas Department of Education will provide up to $17.9 million toward building a middle school and junior high school in Springdale.
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Good luck with that, Rollins. I continue to think warm thoughts of you every time I drive Emma Ave. I'm sure the property owners of Springdale will be more than eager to fund yet more schools on the east side.
Posted by: cjranger
December 30, 2009 at 10:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
48.4 MILLION dollars for a middle school and junior high??? Are you nuts?? Do you not realize we're in a recession?? Even when the economy is good, that cost is absolutely ridiculous.
Posted by: JINXR
January 4, 2010 at 10:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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