Presented with a time-sensitive – and higher state reimbursement – opportunity to apply for a top-to-bottom school renovation project, the Town Council on Wednesday agreed to withdraw a previous application that would only have demolished portable classrooms and added a new wing at the Killingly Memorial School. The cost for the main building work is estimated at approximately $15 million with a state reimbursement rate of 72%. When combined with the previously approved $16.5 million cost to remove the school’s portable classroom and the addition of a single-story wing, preliminary costs for the entire project are pegged at about $34 million, with the town’s share estimated at $9.5 million. The state’s stance is having workers concentrating on just one comprehensive renovation project is more efficient than doing piece-meal work over the course of several years. The downside to pulling the current renovation application is one of timing, Calorio said. By withdrawing the previous application, the town must reapply for the larger project by June, likely pushing any work at the school until 2022.
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