Thorndike school construction a go

Morning Sentinel, February 21, 2007

(excerpts) "This is huge for the district and huge for the kids of the district and the communities," she said. "People have been waiting and waiting and soon they'll be seeing construction vehicles up there."

The contract includes $455,000 for a wood chip-fired boiler, about $500,000 of upgrades to the auditorium, which will be paid by the fundraising committee Future MSAD 3, and variable air volume boxes, which will be installed in classrooms to help save energy.

Other side projects, such as a snow melting system, metal fencing around the athletic fields and extra storage cabinets, will be discussed at the next building committee meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

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District voters approved more than $40.3 million for the new school in September 2005. The local portion of that tab was not to exceed $184,422, not including $500,000 in gift money that the district is allowed to receive. The state agreed to pay up to $39.5 million.