Plan to build new Jarrettown Elementary approved by Upper Dublin board

Plan to build new Jarrettown Elementary approved by Upper Dublin board

UPPER DUBLIN — The demolition of Jarrettown Elementary School and construction of a new $60 million, 84,000-square-foot facility in its place was approved by the Upper Dublin School Board June 23. The agreement with ICS Consulting is to provide design, engineering and construction management services for the school to accommodate 600 students. A financial plan for the project would, in part, require tax increases up to the Act 1 index for the ne…

Upper Dublin School District approves plan to demolish Jarrettown Elementary, build new $60M facility - Around Ambler

Upper Dublin School District will see the demolition of Jarrettown Elementary School and the construction of a new $60 million, 84,000 sf facility in its place, Mainline Media News reported. The new school will accommodate 600 students and will require tax increases for the next four years, currently projected at 4 percent, 3.6 percent, 3.2 percent and 3.1 percent. The decision to demolish the 1950s-era Jarrettown building stems from its deterio…