The Executive Director of the Maryland Public School Construction Program David Lever says simply renovating the West Salisbury Elementary school is not an option.
The Salisbury Daily Times obtained a letter from Lever under and Freedom of Information Request in which he says that the current situation does not represent a safe environment for students in case of fire.
In addition, the state official says that the design of the school also has problems if there is an active shooting as well as accessibility for the disabled.
The paper reports that Lever on behalf of the Interagency Committee on School Construction was addressing County Executive Bob Culver and Governor Larry Hogan.
Culver had withdrawn the sale of $1.2 million in bonds for the replacement of the building which drew sharp criticism from the county council.
He put $2.5 million back into the county’s reserve so that the county would be able to be eligible for state funds.
