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Cape Henlopen School District Could Be Getting Some New Schools

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The Cape Henlopen School district could have some new schools in its future.

A taskforce has recommended a plan that would include renovating or completely replacing five elementary schools.

The facilities that could be replaced are the Brittingham and Rehoboth elementary schools.

WBOC reports that the task force also called for the district to buy land in the Lewes area for a new county-wide Consortium

The first phase would cost $47 million.

$18 million would come from local funding while the state would come up with the rest.

The second phase would begin in 2019 and include renovation and expansion of the Milton Elementary School.

In addition, the district is looking at giving the Shields Elementary school a new site at the Lewes School Building.            

 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.