I thank Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz for proposing to fund air conditioning at the last three Fifth District schools not yet programmed for this amenity.
Under the budget proposed today, the last three schools–Chapel Hill, Kingsville, and Oakleigh Elementary Schools–would be air conditioned by the 2017 academic year. Dumbarton Middle School will be done in 2018.
When I took office, more than a dozen schools serving Fifth District students lacked air conditioning. Our office worked with dedicated PTA volunteers, the County Executive and School Superintendent to make air conditioning a priority.
The budget also advances the construction of a new Honeygo area elementary school that should open in 2018, and a new elementary school for South Perry Hall funded around 2020.
In addition to the County Executive, I thank Governor Larry Hogan and our state leaders for their support of our school construction and modernization needs.