Tri-Township School Board Votes to Begin Financing Process for High School Relocation

Zoom screenshot of Thursday’s Tri-Township School Board meeting

The Tri-Township School Board took action Thursday that paves the way for the closure of the 105-year-old LaCrosse school building. Board members passed a resolution to proceed with the bond process for a high school addition to the Wanatah School. The project would add five classrooms plus support spaces and infrastructure for a total cost of almost $2.6 million.

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Tri-Township School Board to Pursue High School Relocation Proposal

The Tri-Township School Board is moving closer to a project that would close the 105-year-old LaCrosse school building and move high school classes to Wanatah. The board voted unanimously Thursday to issue notice for a 1028 hearing to be held at its November 19 meeting. It’s a required step designed to give the public a chance to weigh in on the need for the proposed project, before a final decision is made and bonds are issued.

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Eastern Pulaski School Board Holds 1028 Hearing

 The Eastern Pulaski School Board members held a 1028 hearing yesterday afternoon to give those in attendance a scope of an extensive project in the works at all three of the schools to begin in March of 2015 and to end in October of 2016.

The board members did a walking tour of the buildings and made the collective decision to update and modernize the schools. Technology is the wave of the future and the school board felt it necessary to recognize that fact and to create the infrastructure necessary for that need moving forward with curriculum and educational space.

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West Central School Board Moves Forward with Wind Turbine Project

The West Central School Board has decided to move forward with the wind turbine project.

“In the contract, there will be contingencies as far as whether or not we do proceed, but one of the largest issues had to deal with the insurance and that has been solved at this point in time,” said Superintendent Charles Mellon. “The connection point will be in the contract as a contingency and it is also being worked on at this time. This deals with NIPSCO where we want the connection to be prior to the meter so we can use the electricity ourselves that are generating. We are still waiting on the feed-in tariff regulations to be clarified and approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.”

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