A nearly 60-year-old middle school in Anthony, New Mexico, could see renovation work, depending upon the approval of voters in the Gadsden Independent School District.
That district has placed on the November ballot a question asking for passage of a $38 million general obligation bond to upgrade the Gadsden Middle School, which is located at 1301 Washington Street and was built in 1965.
The bond will provide around $11.5 million to renovate the one-story brick school, with additional funding for the project coming through New Mexico’s Public School Capital Outlay Council.
The bond funding will also support ongoing renovation work at the district’s Chaparral Middle School, as well as upgrades to the Chaparral High School.
The Gadsden Independent School District is made up of nearly 30 schools, serving just over 13,000 students. Those schools are located in Anthony, Chaparral, and Sunland Park, among other locations in southern New Mexico.
By Garry Boulard
