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Update on Pembroke Elementary Renovations

mspmentor.net

Ongoing renovations at Christian County's Pembroke Elementary remain the focus of discussion heading into a Board of Education meeting this week.

The agenda includes a $92,000 addition to cover permanent room partitions and a new hardwood gym floor.

Chief Operations Officer Brad Hawkins says the extra funds are part of the overall $12.8 million budget.

“The state requires when we submit construction proposals that we build in a five percent contingency fund for things that may come up unexpectedly. Things that we may decide need to be changed once we get into the project," Hawkins said.

Hawkins says costs originally reached $16 million, but a revised plan was approved last spring to save taxpayer cash.

The Christian County Board of Education meets tomorrow night.