Plans continue to advance for the construction of a new middle school in Windsor, Colorado.
The school, which will be a part of the growing Weld RE-4 School District, will go up on some 140 acres off Weld County Road 15, just to the north of the Windshire Park neighborhood.
District officials had previously contemplated upgrading the existing more than century-old Windsor Middle School, which is located at 900 Main Street. That upgrade carried an estimated price tag of $61 million.
While the cost to build a new middle school is higher at $63 million, it is thought to be a better deal economically because it will go up on a 140-acre site with more room for future expansion.
The existing Windsor Middle School was opened in 1919 and underwent facility expansions in the 1950s, 60s, and mid-1980s.
Funding to build the new school will come out of a $179 million bond package that will most likely be presented to Weld RE-4 School District voters in November.
Based in the city of Windsor, the school district comprises 10 schools and has a current total enrollment of more than 5,700 students.
By Garry Boulard
