Superintendent Michael Sander said the resolution of necessity is forwarded to the Warren County Auditor for review and determination of the millage amount for the bond issue.
District officials were told in April 2019 that there would be a slowdown in state school building construction funding and there would not be funding to assist Franklin schools until 2027. In May 2019, the board opted to move forward with a new building project through the state’s Expedited Local Partnership Program, which allows the project could be done in phases.
In addition to a new high school, the renovation of the current high school into the junior high and other local funded initiatives such as a new bus garage, moving the central office into the new high school building, installing gas and other utility lines, and the demolition of Hampton Bennett School for a new student parking lot would be covered by the estimated 4.94-mill bond issue, or 43 percent of the estimated $115 million project.
The remainder of the building project, construction of three new elementary schools, would be paid for by the state’s share of the project, about $65.6 million or 57 percent of the project when those funds become available.
Sander said the new high school would not have an auditorium and would use the auditorium now at the current high school on East Fourth Street. In addition, the roof at the current high school would be replaced, he said.
The next step would be for the board to adopt a resolution to proceed placing the bond issue on the ballot, Sander said. He said that would happen at the board’s July 27 meeting.
About the Author
