He said all the construction has led to the school district closing the Imagination Station playground for the summer. The floor in the main corridor of Gilford Elementary School is impassable as construction crews repair some water and sewer lines as part of the two-year $2.2 million renovation. School District Business Administrator Scott Isabelle said that the parking lot and all of the driveways are also being reclaimed and repaved. Voters approved a $2.4 million bond at the March annual School District Meeting to upgrade the elementary school's entire mechanical, HVAC and plumbing systems. Because it is an elementary school, Bartlett said many of the classrooms are equipped with single bathrooms, meaning there are a lot of toilets and sinks in the building.

Source: Daily Sun July 22, 2016 03:45 UTC