Smith Valley seeks approval for $1.8M bond to rebuild classrooms gutted by mold and asbestos
Smith Valley School superintendent and principal Dawn Matt speaks inside a former classroom in the 300 building on Wednesday, April 17. The building was closed in the spring of 2023 after mold and asbestos were discovered. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Smith Valley School superintendent and principal Dawn Matt stands in the entryway of what is referred to as the "300 building" on Wednesday, April 17. The building was closed in the spring of 2023 after mold and asbestos were discovered, displacing two kindergarten and two first-grade classes. The school is asking voters to approve a bond issue to rebuild it for middle school students. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A former classroom inside the "300 building," which used to house kindergarten and first grade at Smith Valley School on Wednesday, April 17. Smith Valley is proposing to rebuild it for middle school students with approval of a bond issue in May. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kindergarten students in teacher Joanna Goetting's classroom at Smith Valley School on Wednesday, April 17. Kindergarten and first-graders were displaced by the shutdown of the "300 building." (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The gymnasium, which also serves as the cafeteria, at Smith Valley School on Wednesday, April 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A $1.8 million bond issue is on the ballot to restore a building of Smith Valley School that was gutted to remove mold and asbestos.
“This is an emergency [request],” Smith Valley Superintendent and Principal Dawn Matt said.
The original one-room schoolhouse was built in 1910 with one classroom added in 1941 and three in 1965, according to the district.
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