Liberty Wing Under Construction

Thu., Aug. 12, 1999

By Carlos Acevedo carlosa@spokesman.com

Liberty School District’s high school will have a new wing and a new library by fall, said district Superintendent Skip Berquam.

Liberty High School is under construction to add a four-classroom wing and a new band room. The old band room is being converted into a 1,400-square-foot library.

The library will feature a computerized book checkout system, Berquam said.

The construction also will include installation of a new roof and new carpets.

The project is being funded by a $3.1 million bond passed in 1998. However, not all of that money is going to construction, Berquam said.

Liberty High School is somewhat unusual in that it has a water storage facility and a wastewater treatment plant, Berquam said. A third of the bond money - $1 million - is being held in reserve to replace those facilities next summer.

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