BUNKER HILL — The Maconaquah School Corp.’s $19 million renovation project was defeated in a referendum, but the work still must be done, according to Superintendent Debra Jones.
On July 7, the Maconaquah School Board will host an open work session to consider how it can legally proceed, and how it can get done with community support.
The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Maconaquah High School library.
Jones said representatives for City Securities, the financial adviser for the defeated project, Gibralter Designs and legal counsel will be at the meeting, and supporters and opponents have also been invited.
“They’re all going to bring information about what we can and cannot do. We couldn’t go forward with the exact project for $19 million. We can do small amounts that don’t require a referendum.”
Any project more than $10 million is subject to a referendum process, she said, so it is possible the work could be done in a series of smaller projects less than $10 million.
The defeated $19 million project included what Jones called basic upgrades and repairs to equipment either original to Maconaquah High School and Maconaquah Middle School, or well past its life expectancy.
The high school was built in 1964, while the middle school was built in 1968.
It included replacing pneumatic controls, boilers and the electrical distribution system, and removing tiered floors from former music classrooms to make those three classrooms available for other classes.
Jones said at a recent superintendents’ conference, she spoke to other school leaders whose projects were defeated in a referendum and “several others have done smaller projects. You just work with your opponents and try to come up with something.”
• Danielle Rush is the Kokomo Tribune education reporter. Contact her at (765) 454-8585 or danielle.rush@kokomotribune.com
Local News
Maconaquah board looking for options
Renovation still needed after referendum defeated.
- Local News
-
-
No jail for driver in fatal hit-and-run
A 25-year-old Logansport man admitted Thursday to leaving the scene of a deadly wreck last year, but he will not serve any time in jail as the result of a plea agreement.
-
Board backs 51 percent spike in utility rates
For Paul Hartman, the issue facing the Logansport Stormwater Management Board is pretty simple.
-
13-foot statue celebrating arts to stand in Logan
Logan’s Landing danced a little closer Thursday to sprucing up the downtown area and crafting the arts and design district it’s been longing to create.
-
Stormwater board OKs rate increase
The Logansport Stormwater Management Board this morning approved a 51 percent increase in its monthly rates.
-
LHS senior prank
As a senior prank, Logansport High School students moved the cow from in front of Happy Burger West to the Berry Bowl this morning. It was all in good fun, though. Bob Shanks, the owner of Happy Burger, was even on hand to pose for pictures.
-
‘It’s not about you’: Local mom shares journey of adopting foster children
Foster parenting isn’t always easy, says Juanita Jackson. Between caseworker visits and baby-sitting restrictions, the 42-year-old balances work and caring for five children as a single mom.
-
Longtime Lewis Cass teacher fired over license
Notwithstanding the impassioned pleas on Scott Rouch’s behalf, the Southeastern school board unanimously voted to cancel his teaching contract for “neglect of duty and other just causes.”
-
Jeremy Franklin charged with two felonies
A special prosecutor this week filed three charges, including two felony counts, against the son of the Logansport mayor.
-
Logan multiplex still in the works
Plans for a multiplex in Logansport are still in the works, but at least one city official hoped the process would move a bit quicker.
-
Ambulances moving: Hospital says change will save $200,000
Rural/Metro, Cass County’s newest ambulance service, told Logansport Memorial Hospital that it plans to move out of the ambulance garage at the end of its lease in September.
- More Local News Headlines
-
No jail for driver in fatal hit-and-run
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
