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Financing New Bennett Middle School Up Before Wicomico County Council

The Wicomico County Council is set to take up funding for construction of the new Bennett Middle School.

Consideration of the $12.5 million bond by the Council follows fear by parents that the panel would put off funding the new school for another year.

Council President Joe Holloway told the Salisbury Daily Times that there were concerns about getting the bonds out before any rise in interest rates.

The funding also includes a $50-thousand contingency fund to pay for the difference in projected and actual costs.

Introduction of the legislation comes months after the Council balked at initially writing a letter backing continued financing of the project.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.