Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Gov. Raimondo unveils $20M fund for school construction

Dan McGowan, WPRI.com Reporter
Published: August 11, 2015, 2:12 pm  Updated: August 11, 2015, 9:46 pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Making the case that Rhode Island schools need to be “safer, better and healthier” learning environments, Gov. Gina Raimondo on Tuesday launched a new program aimed at repairing and refurbishing aging schoolhouses across the state.

Known as the Rhode Island School Building Authority (SBA), the governor said the program and its advisory board will oversee the school construction process, starting with an independent assessment of all of the state’s school buildings.

The SBA is funded with $20 million from the new 2015-16 state budget, money that will be used to immediately assist schools will smaller construction projects over the next year. Those projects will be determined in the coming weeks and Raimondo said work could begin as soon as September.

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