The city is exploring the idea of constructing a $5 million school administrative office building as part of the $49 million middle school construction project. The original costs for the two schools were estimated to be $98 million and $49 million, with funds left over to cope with any cost overruns or changes. The cost of the new administrative building can be absorbed into the $55 million approved by voters in 2014 for what is now a middle school project but will leave little left over for any unforeseen expenses. Just how much would be left hinges in part on how much the state decides to reimburse the city. The middle school project is part of a $165 million school construction project that includes a $110 million construction and renovation of New London High School — originally a $98 million construction project — that has faced delays and risen in cost since it was first approved by voters at referendum in 2014. Mayor Michael Passero said he never imagined the school district would move ahead with the middle school project without changes to Central Office, considering the two are so intricately linked.
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