Board Approves Concept Design for New School
The State Board of Education voted unanimously on March 12 to approve the concept design for the new Ocean Avenue elementary school in Portland. The state will provide approximately $20 million for construction costs.
The Portland City Council is expected to schedule a June referendum on bonding for the project. The city will issue bonds and then be reimbursed with state funding.
Portland School Committee Chairman John Coyne, Portland Interim Superintendent Jeanne Whynot-Vickers and Michael Johanning of WBRC Architects-Engineers, the lead architect on the project, presented the concept design to the Board of Education.
The new school will be built on the site of the former Baxter Elementary School. Innovative and energy-efficient features are incorporated into the design. Residents attending a public meeting earlier in March voiced their overwhelming support for the project.
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