PATEROS – School Superintendent/Principal Scotti Wiltse and Maintenance, Custodial, and Transportation Supervisor Nolan Tonseth addressed the city’s second annual Community Open House on Jan. 28, where they unveiled a $6 million upgrade project funded through a Small District Modernization Grant.
The contractor bidding process starts this week and continues until 3 p.m., Feb. 18. Construction work begins in March.
Issued through the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) the Small School District Modernization Grant is designed to assist small districts with enrollments of less than 1,000 students to address:
This funding is intended for small districts where the school facility does not need to be replaced or require extensive modernization but does have significant building system deficiencies.
Plans for Pateros school site work include new bus drop-off and parking improvements, with related utility work. Also landscaping, entry improvements, elevator replacement, and miscellaneous interior renovations.
Wiltse and Tonseth distributed a one-page handout identifying a dozen-plus upgrades:
“If the bids come in low, we can do all the projects,” said Wiltse. “If the bids come in high, we will start taking a few of these off the list.”
Mike Maltais: 360-333-8483 or michael@ward.media
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