PITTSBURG, Kan. — The historic Pittsburg Middle School building unveils some newly completed renovations Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of the $16.5 million bond project. New additions include a fully renovated auditorium and flexible learning spaces. Over the last ten years, administrators say certain sections of the 1921 building were unable to house students and staff. The new space now allows the middle school to function at full capacity. … “So we have a lot of open collaborative spaces. It was also built in such a way that if we do need to put up walls for additional classrooms as our student population continues to grow, we can do that, but we will function at capacity in this building, and we needed this space to grow,” said Richard Proffitt, Superintendent.
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“Because dry conditions normally can lead to fires,” said Dave Bruner, Fort Scott Fire Chief. That’s a big reason why officials with the Fort Scott Fire Department and School District are trying to limit their water usage. City officials announced water storage has fallen below 70% capacity on Tuesday — and will not recover in the usual amount of time. “We are on water conservation efforts right now, our lake levels are really low, they’re probably as low as they’ve been historically. And so the city has put out that they want us to conserve water,” said Destry Brown, Fort Scott School District Superintendent. Destry Brown is the superintendent of the Fort Scott School District and says they are going from watering the school’s soccer fields and courtyards multiple times a day — to once every other day for only 15 minutes. And the Fort Scott Fire Chief tells us — the department has to cancel their city-wide fire hydrant test, which they usually do every year.
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