School Board Struggles with Capital Expenditure Quotes

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s school board continues to seek clarification and possible alternatives to the Conceptual Opinion of Probable Cost – which includes a $1.5 million line item just to provide air conditioning for the elementary school – submitted by Design West Architects in June. The board will use the analysis to determine what amount to bring before voters in an upcoming capital bonds request.

Building bonds, used for the modernization of the elementary, middle and high school, will retire in 2016 and the district has spent several years working to determine how to best prioritize futur...