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A lot of planning will have to be done before paying for fixing facilities around the Manitowoc Public School District.
During a special meeting in April, members from CESA 10 gave a 318-page report to the school board about which issues need attention in the next few years and some that could be addressed later.
New School Board President Chris Able said on WOMT’s By My Guest program that the report is considerable not just in size, but in the scope of work that needs to be done.
One immediate project includes fixing leaking windows at Lincoln, but two projects at the middle schools involve taking care of two rooms that aren’t needed anymore.
“That’s the coal room,” he explained. “That’s actually separate from the school as you would want for obviously health and safety reasons, but it’s off of the building and underground and it’s something you should just fill in and get rid of because we’re not going to be having coal deliveries to our schools anytime soon.”
While a lot of work needs to be done, Superintendent Jim Feil says it’s exciting because the district has a good sense of where the district is structurally.
Now, the school board can plan.
Feil stated, “This next year ahead, between now and next April, we’re going to look in terms of what types of options we have that the board could advance and engage to come in until the end to see where we go from there in terms of getting stakeholders involved.”
All projects would cost the district around $163 million.
About $47 million alone would go toward Manitowoc Lincoln, while $58 million could be put toward the elementary schools.
