"It's easy to focus on the negative," he said. More: Beaver Shook to lead Perry elementary school construction project More: Rising costs jeopardize Perry Local grand plans for new schools The bill for the original plan for four new schools, high school renovations and expansion of the Health and Wellness Center was estimated at $163 million.īeatty said it's disappointing not to be able to proceed with the original plan. The district was set to construct four buildings to house kindergarten through fifth grade with the help of state funding and a bond issue approved by voters.īut Superintendent Scott Beatty told those attending Tuesday's Board of Education meeting that the district will now build three new elementary schools and leave fifth graders at Pfeiffer Intermediate School.Įstimates put the construction cost around $72 million. You may also be interested in visiting the Perry Township Wikipedia page for user-contributed knowledge.PERRY TWP. – With the rising cost of materials, supply shortages and a lackluster workforce, Perry Local officials have spent months trying to figure out how to build new elementary schools. After his victory Commodore Perry proclaimed in the famous phrase "We have met the enemy and they are ours". Perry Township is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who led the United States to Victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. The first elections and installation of Perry Township Trustees was held in 1833. The area includes four sections of each of the original four Townships and was finally incorporated by county officials in 1832. Since Salem was incorporated in 1830 at the intersection of Salem, Butler, Goshen and Green Townships, to avoid further confusion, residents of Salem petitioned county commissioners for the creation of a separate township around the area, to be named Perry Township. With the then-named village of "Salemtown" incorporated before the Township, many people became confused about where to travel to in order to participate in elections.
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