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Plans for Showell Elementary School Replacement Moves Forward

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The Worcester County Board of Education gave its approval yesterday to design a $35.8 million replacement for the Showell Elementary School.

The vote was unanimous.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that construction of the 99-thousand square foot structure is expected to begin in 2019.

There will be two committees made up of teachers, parents and school officials as well as County Commissioners to come up with a plan.

The Becker Morgan Group will move ahead with the next phase of the planning and construction is to be completed by July of 2021.

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.