05/15/2026
FINALLY! More than three years after they began, plans to demolish the former New Market School’s gymnasium and use the space for a sports and activity facility are finally underway.
Having had a week to think about moving forward on an almost $750,000 plan or requesting a new design for a lesser facility, Council collectively endorsed the proposed expenditure in Monday evening’s regular session. George W. Reagan Construction’s low bid of $607,926 was approved.
“The vast majority of everybody in the city wants something that they can have that they can go to, that’s a nice community place where they can bring families,” said Alder Lori Stiner Tucker.
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