DCSS moves forward with plans to renovate Monroe High

The Dougherty County school board is now moving forward with a $28 million renovation project.

ALBANY, GA -- The Dougherty County school board is now moving forward with a $28 million renovation project.

Monroe High School has only seen renovations once before in the past 50 years.

School board members are seeing the second phase that will include renovations, modifications and additions at Monroe High.

"The rest of the building which was not touched in phase one will be fully renovated or replaced," said Greg Smith, Executive Vice President of James W. Buckley & Associates Architects. "The two-story classroom building will be replaced, the ninth grade academy will be replaced, and the gymnasium as well as the old lunchroom and kitchen."

Monroe Principal Vinson Davis gave FOX 31 a tour of the school and where the renovations will be made. The auditorium will see renovations. Other areas of the school will be completely torn down and rebuilt.

"As long as it benefits the kids, I have no problem with where the money's going as long as their utilizing it the way it should be," Asheenita Davis, who has a student at the school, said.

School board member Velvet Riggins has been closely monitoring renovations going on in her district at Dougherty High School. She's glad to see more renovations here.

"I'm just glad that the community came out and supported the SPLOST because that's where these funds are coming from so if you'll see where your dollars are coming from, come out and vote because you see the changes that are made in our community."

The design process is now about 25 percent complete. The drawings are expected to be finished by the summer of 2015.

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