It turns out it will cost more to build a middle school than 91原创 School District budgeted for.
At the Jan. 29 Board of Education meeting, staff asked trustees to amend the capital project from specifying a total maximum allocation of $24 million to $25 million.
鈥淲hen we opened tenders for building a middle school, all of the estimates were over the budgeted amount,鈥� said secretary-treasurer David Green. 鈥淲e had to increase the budget by $1.162 million.鈥�
The Ministry of Education approved the additional allocation, said Green.
The board unanimously agreed to the cost of building the new school, located on 84 Avenue, at $25,435,136.
According to the district, the building of the school is on schedule. .
