Saturday, November 17, 2007
New schools coming to Brookfield
BROOKFIELD — Brookfield school board officially entered into an agreement that will bring $20.1 million into the district for new schools, starting a classroom facilities project that will total $31.4 million.
The Ohio School Facilities Commission had been working with the district for nearly two years, including an in-depth inspection of district buildings.
The OSFC made a preliminary grant offer to the school over the summer. The district, however, could not accept the grant before raising $11.3 million, or about 33 percent of the total cost of the project.
Brookfield residents approved a 7.4-mill levy earlier this month, 1.6-mills of which is for local funded issues, which cover purchases made by the district that are not covered by OSFC funding.
For the complete story, see Sunday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.