VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City Public School board continues to look at the best options on a two-phased remodel and renovation plan for the school district using COVID-19 and Building Fund dollars.

Superintendent Josh Johnson said a set of designs and proposals drafted by JLG Architects was presented to the school board during a regular meeting on December 21st.

Johnson said the scope includes (demolition of the school district office, building a new student parking lot, remodeled library and a few classrooms, and addition of a district garage/storage building.)

Johnson said during the JLG presentation, architects said the cost estimate for the first two phases is $7.9 million. The school board has three options to weigh at this time. He gave a summary of those options during the meeting.

Johnson said the school board will discuss their concerns and ideas on these proposed design of Phases I & II as well as feasible funding options at their next meeting on January 18th at 5:30pm.

Nothing was finalized during the December 21st meeting.