‘Yes’ vote on school bonds no fast fix
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
Schedules, taxes, land worry leaders
T. Keung Hui and Todd Silberman, Staff Writers
Wake County elementary students could be forced to go to year-round schools or attend split sessions even if school leaders get all the money they want for new schools from voters in November.
School administrators said Monday that they might not be able to obtain the land and find enough contractors to keep up with $400 million to $500 million a year in construction if the largest proposed bond issue passes.
They warned that many of the new schools might not be ready until 2009. That would lead to unpopular short-term solutions such as mandatory year-round assignments and splitting schools into morning and afternoon sessions.
Wake needs the new schools to cope with growth that is expected to bring 40,000 more students by 2010.
Mike Burriss, Wake’s assistant superintendent for facilities, said he’s uncertain how many schools could be built in a year. "I don’t know what the market can bear or not bear," Burriss said. "I just know that when I put more out there, I strain the market." (more…)
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