Minimal Repairs Planned for Middle School
Band-Aid fixes planned as Hatboro-Horsham School District awaits the transfer of Willow Grove air base from the federal government to local ownership.
If Willow Grove air base takes the projected 20 to 30 years to redevelop "that would be a problem" for Hatboro-Horsham School District's future middle school, according to a district official. The aging Keith Valley Middle School will remain "functionally sound" with minor improvements and modifications for the next seven to 10 years, according to Bob Reichert, the district's director of business affairs. According to a capital projects update presented during Monday night's school board work session, the district recently carried out $117,000 in improvements at Keith Valley, including the $10,000 rebuild of a baseball field and an $80,000 cost to replace carpeting. For 2013-2014, roughly $800,000 in maintenance is planned, including the…
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5:29 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
"These are just sketches," Griffin said. "There is nothing in stone. Nothing is a must." Regardless of which model the district advances, Reichert said following the meeting that the board must be "conscious of the Act 1 index," which, for this budget cycle means a tax increase of 1.7 percent or less. To help cover the expense of building a new school, Reichert said the district has been "… more ›