Federal funds previously reserved for the construction of a multipurpose gym at Rivermont Elementary School will remain frozen through Feb. 29.
In October, county commissioners voted to freeze $1.5 million first set aside for the project in July 2022. The funding freeze was originally set to end Jan. 1, but commissioners unanimously approved an extension Wednesday.
Rivermont is one of the schools targeted for closure in a facilities plan first released by County Mayor Weston Wamp and County Schools Superintendent Justin Robertson in August. An updated proposal calls for combining Alpine Crest, Rivermont and DuPont elementary schools at either the existing DuPont site or the former Red Bank Middle School on Dayton Boulevard.
Officials expect the school board will vote on a final facilities plan in January.
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