GAINESVILLE - Hall County Schools Supt. Will Schofield said Wednesday it won't be long before the school system begins work on some of the projects to be funded by the SPLOST that was approved Tuesday.
"On behalf of our board of education, we pledge to be wise stewards of both the resources and trust that have been placed in our schools," Schofield said.
Schofield said that "in the near term," the school system will "move forward" with the following projects:
· New roof and HVAC system installed this summer at West Hall High School
· New HVAC systems installed this summer at North Hall Middle and East Hall Middle
· New fine arts addition built in the next 9 months at East Hall High School
· Design of security storefront at all elementary schools that currently do not have this feature
· Bidding of our first LP gas buses
· Increased classroom-level technology devices
"We are living in unprecedented challenging economic times," Schofield said. " However, the extension of our penny sales tax will provide great support in the areas of general renovations, safety and classroom technology."
The Gainesville and Buford school systems will also share in the revenue generated by the five-year extension of the sales tax which was approved by a vote of 66 percent-to-34 percent. (See separate story.)
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