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Base bid for new Mitchell High School would not initially include main gymnasium

Base bid for new Mitchell High School would not initially include main gymnasium

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The Mitchell School Board received an update on the new high school at yesterday’s meeting, which was held at the MCTEA building.  Architect Robin Miller of Omaha-based Schemmer initially presented plans for the new school in June.  The price tag was about $20 million more than the school district had budgeted.  Yesterday, Miller presented base bid plans which would come in just under the $42 million budget.  However, that would mean portions of the school, including a new main gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium, locker rooms, cheer and dance space, a tornado shelter, and other support spaces, would not be built until more funds could be secured.  Students would use the gymnasium and other athletic facilities at the current high school.  Mitchell Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe Graves says the hope is that the rest of the school could be completed within five years.  The project will be priced over the next few months with a possible groundbreaking taking place in the spring.  Miller says the new high school could be completed by the fall of 2024.

 

 

 

 

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