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School maintenance grant requests
Gov. Sean Parnell is proposing to fund the top eight maintenance projects from the priority list this school year. Here are those projects and the costs:School District Project Local share State shareNome Junior-Senior High fire alarm replacement $36,145 $84,337Nome Junior-Senior High emergency generator switch $12,775 $29,807Annette Island Metlakatla High renovation $24,549 $1,202,914Chugach Whittier K-12 sprinkler and renovations $35,970 $1,762,541Saint Marys Yup’ik vocational water service and boiler $6,511 $123,701Saint Marys Yup’ik vocational roof $4,249 $80,729Anchorage Service High renovation $9,131,199 $21,306,131Haines Mosquito Lake Elementary mechanical upgrades $97,187 $180,491New schools and additions grant requestsHere are the top 10 projects on the state priority list for new schools and additions. Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, wants the Legislature to fund the 10 projects over the next three years.School District Project Local share State shareLower Yukon Alakanuk K-12 replacement $947,883 $46,446,287Lower Kuskokwim Kipnuk K-12 renovation/addition $1,016,830 $49,824,650Lower Kuskokwim Kwigillingok K-12 renovation/addition $655,009 $32,095,458Lower Kuskokwim Napaskiak K-12 replacement $671,729 $32,914,702Lower Yukon Emmonak K-12 renovation/addition $799,809 $39,190,636Lower Kuskokwim Quinhagak K-12 renovation/addition $623,208 $30,537,206Northwest Arctic Kivalina K-12 renovation/addition $4,624,347 $10,790,144Lower Kuskokwim Kwethluk K-12 replacement $908,903 $44,536,260Southwest Region Koliganek K-12 replacement $458,053 $22,444,609Lower Kuskokwim Nightmute K-12 renovation/addition $475,401 $23,294,674Source: State Department of Education and Early Development