Howard County, Maryland, is aiming to make a big investment in its schools: $105.9 million.
That鈥檚 how much is in County Executive Calvin Ball鈥檚 proposed budget for school construction.
It鈥檚 the most in at least the last 20 years, , and it would mean an additional 2,400 spaces for students by next year.
鈥淲e are building facilities that will foster excellent environments for teaching and learning,鈥� Ball said in a statement Tuesday.
The funding would help with the completion of High School No. 13 in Jessup, a replacement for Talbott Springs Elementary and the renovation and addition at Hammond High School.
The investment would also fund renovations for Manor Woods Elementary鈥檚 HVAC and wastewater treatment plant; pay for exterior windows and doors at Guilford Elementary; and fund a replacement for the boiler at Jeffers Hill Elementary.
According to Ball鈥檚 office, 65 of the county鈥檚 76 schools were built before 2000 鈥渁nd require maintenance attention.鈥�
To that point, the county hopes to have spent $78 million more on school construction from fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2023 compared with the total spent during the 2016-2019 fiscal years.
Watch the news conference on school construction:
