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Fix-It Plan for West Salisbury Elementary School, Tour Questioned

Don Rush

It’s a fix-it strategy for the West Salisbury Elementary School.

Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver has opted to make improvements in the aging structure rather than building a new facility.

Wicomico County released a report on the building needs and the fix-it strategy will come at a much lower price tag.

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Tour

(Questions Raised About Culver's Private Tour of School -- Salisbury Daily Times)

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Renovations

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Culver said that spending $41 million to replace the facility is not something that the county can afford right now.

Among the immediate improvements will be replacing the windows and air conditioning system.

Culver says he wants to use $2 million in the upcoming Capital Improvement Plan to make the repairs by the beginning of the next school year.

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.