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BOE To Meet In Special Session To Dicuss Capital Improvement Plan

September 28th, 2011 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Board of Education will meet in special session Friday morning to discuss the capital improvement plan- including plans for a new Allegany High School. Securing funding for a new high school could be a daunting task given the large number of requests from school systems across the state for capital funds; and the fact that Allegany County received funding for a new high school (Mountain Ridge) just a few years ago. The local cost to build a new Allegany has been subject to much debate this past summer, and it could range anywhere from $9 million to $20 million, according to a feasibility study.  The cost request was subject to much scrutiny by the County Commissioners in recent months; however the project was ultimately placed on the county’s CIP plan for 2015.  A former two time candidate for public office, Kevin Shaffer told the board recently that he believes they were not aggressive enough in their talks with the county- and that the board should have pushed for maximum local dollars, even if that means a tax hike for area citizens…





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