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The very-much-needed internal and external upgrades to Bucktail Area Middle and Senior High Schools is an investment in the future of western Clinton County.
It also was -- finally -- recognition that the school had been neglected for far too long.
At last week's re-dedication ceremony, someone suggested it had been 50 years since such an injection of significant tax dollars was spent on Bucktail -- the ongoing work should total about $7 million when all is said and done.
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New heating and air conditioning units.
New windows.
Extensive upgrade to classrooms.
Renovations of staff offices.
A facelift to the library.
A neat, new facade at the entrance.
A new roof.
School boards have an obligation -- a mandated responsibility -- to make sure schools are up to code.
That their classrooms are properly equipped and maintained to maximize and motivate an atmosphere of learning.
We applaud the 10-year facilities plan undertaken by the Keystone Central School District administration.
The people of this rural, beautiful mountainous region of our world deserve safe, clean and up-to-date schools.