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Rolling Hills construction project clears another hurdle State funding approved BYESVILLE, Ohio–The Rolling Hills construction project cleared a major hurdle even before the Board of Education convened Thursday evening. Hours before the school board meeting, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) announced the funding for six state wide school construction projects, with the Rolling Hills Local School District among the six. The local share, 51%, of the Rolling Hills project totals $22,363,610 and will be provided through an agreement with the Guernsey Power Station. The state will then provide $21,486,605 or approximately 49% of the total cost. The basic construction plans call for renovations to Meadowbrook High School for grades 6-12 and construction of a new facility on the district campus, to house grades K-5. Current plans call for abandoning Secrest, Byesville, Brook and the middle school buildings. It’s unclear if they would b ....
Rolling Hills board approves state funding of school construction project Apex Power Group agreement pays the local share of the nearly $44M project The Daily Jeffersonian The Rolling Hills Board of Education approved accepting $21,486,605 from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission during Thursday s meeting to fund a construction project that will consolidate the district to a single location south of Byesville. The 51% local match ($22.4 million) for the $43.8 million project will be provided through an agreement reached several years ago with Apex Power Group, developers of the Guernsey Power Station. Between the financing from the state (OFCC) and the local agreement with the power plant, it basically doesn t cost the district anything, said Rolling Hills Board President Dennis Dettra. ....