The chair of the Anglophone South District Education Council is hoping some of the funding for new capital projects in education could be for a new Saint John school.
Rob Fowler says about $44 million of the $70.5 million in the budget is already set aside for existing projects.
“$23 [million] is going to repair and maintenance capital projects so that doesn’t leave a whole lot, about $3 million approximately. So, what we are hoping is that within that $3 million there is some money to perhaps start the design phase,” Fowler said.
As for repairs to existing schools in the district, Fowler says they will submit a capital projects budget in the spring.
They often ask for $30 million and end up getting $2 million to $3 million.
