As we’ve previously reported, a $20 million bond is being proposed by the Greene County School District to improve efficiencies, upgrade safety and security and compete for student enrollment.

Today, we look at the addition to the elementary building in Jefferson.  Superintendent Tim Christensen says about four classrooms would be added onto the northwest portion of the current facility and the school would be transitioned into a pre-kindergarten through fourth grade building.

Construction would only be $1.8 million of the $20 million bond.  Plans are to move the office to the front of the building, so that visitors would have to enter through the office in order to gain access to the school.  Christensen points out another improvement would be off-road parking.

“Right now if you were to drop off your kids at the elementary, (there’s) a heck of a lot of traffic.  I’m surprised that we’ve haven’t had more fender benders and/or I don’t want a kid running between cars or anything like that.  I think that off-road parking and drive(way) would be key for some safety issues.”

It would also eliminate five bus routes that go from Jefferson to Grand Junction to transport students and the district could then re-purpose the Intermediate School in Grand Junction.

Those who would like more information about the bond issue can attend a series of informational meetings at Ram Restaurant at the high school from 6:30 to 8pm on August 20th and the 24th through the 26th.