Teutopolis Schedules High School Phase II Open House

An Open House and public meeting have been scheduled by the Teutopolis school board for Tuesday, May 14.

An Open House will be held from 6 to 7pm to give citizens the opportunity to tour the boys and girls locker rooms and the public restrooms located by J.H. Griffin Gym, followed by the public meeting at 7pm to be held in the gym.

The public meeting is to seek public input regarding the possible remodel/addition/demolition of the locker rooms and restroom as an alternate to Phase II of the current building project. Phase II includes removal of the 1929 section of the high school, installation of a corridor tying together the remaining portions of the building, adding HVAC to the East Wing, and remodeling of two rooms into a new band room.

Questions hoped to be addressed are: does the public want the Board to proceed with drawings and bids on the project as a possible alternate to Phase II; wait to see if the 1% sales tax may possibly pass at some point and fund this work through sales tax revenue; or wait on this work until sometime in the future.

A statement from the Board is as follows: "The Board is aware of other community projects and needs. We are aware the community may need to raise funds for these projects. We are also aware of the State of Illinois' financial situation and possible tax increases. We also see the strong need for the locker room/public restroom project and providing adequate facilities to our students and student athletes plus reasonable and acceptable restroom facilities to the fans and guests at our public attended events."