The proposed projects at two of the John Glenn School Corporation buildings have been sent out for bid, according to Superintendent Christopher Winchell.
“We’re looking forward to closing that process and opening bids on August 8,” said Winchell. “We’re excited about the building project that we’ve been working on and get those bids awarded and get the project started.”
The John Glenn School Board members completed paperwork earlier this year on the proposed upcoming building projects at Walkerton Elementary School and at North Liberty Elementary School.
Much of the work at Walkerton Elementary School will be heating and cooling updates, new ceilings, interior and exterior doors and frame replacement, office staff bathroom reconfiguration, insulation in Unit A wing, locker room renovations, new paint, cabinetry, new carpeting, and a redesign of the canopy. At North Liberty Elementary School, heating and cooling updates will continue, as well as the replacement of classroom doors and frames and other interior doors, and a few exterior doors.
To complete all of these updates, the school is utilizing $10 million in lease rental bonds to pay for the projects.
Winchell previously explained that there is a slight tax rate increase, but it is taking the rate back to the 2022 tax rate level.
