WELCH—April 5, 2011, is election day for the Town of Welch and Welch school district. We’ll have more info about the town issues in a later post. In this post, we turn our attention to the proposed $2.75 million bond for the addition of classroom space (creating a middle school), cafeteria and kitchen renovations, HVAC upgrades, and lighting upgrades. First up you will find an 20-minute audio interview with Clark McKeon, superintendent of Welch Public Schools, in which he shares information about the proposal. Following that you will find various documents about the bond, including drawings and renderings of the proposed upgrades. There will be a second public information meeting, which includes the opportunity for Q&A, Thur., Mar. 31, 2011, at the Welch Civic Center at 7:00 p.m.

Polls will be open Apr. 5, 2011, from 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Dr. Clark McKeon sat down with Tyson Wynn to discuss the bond improvements:

Interview with Dr. Clark McKeon 3/25/2011 [ 20:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s the PowerPoint presentation about the bond issue:

Here are some documents distributed by the school district:

Outside Rendering:

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Floorplan:

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Bond Info Flier:

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Estimated Savings from HVAC & Lighting Upgrades:

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Bond Schedule