2009-04-15 06:08:46
Good news for the Town of Lunenburg..not so good for Liverpool. Premier Rodney Macdonald and Education Minister Judy Streatch announced nearly 32 million in new construction and renovations for schools in Lunenburg and Queens counties yesterday. Toping the list is a new P-9 school for the Lunenburg, Centre and Riverport area at a cost of 21.5 million. South Shore Regional School Board Chair Elliott Payzant was disappointed that the other top priority for the region, a new middle school for South Queens, was not approved as requested. The Board and the community have worked for several years for a much needed renovation to South Queens Junior High School. Now, that building has deteriorated to the point that a renovation is not sufficient; a replacement facility is required, The new capital list released yesterday topped up the original allocation for the delayed renovation with an additional 2.7 million providing a total of 8 million for an addition to the Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy.
