A meeting will be held tonight in Tolland for residents and taxpayers to discuss the crumbling foundation at Birch Grove Primary School, construction and the school district’s plan for the students.
District leaders have been watching the foundation for more than a year after noticing spider-like veins in the concrete.
Walter Willett, the superintendent for Tolland Public Schools, said repairs are estimated to cost $46 million and the Connecticut Department of Education would help pay up to 52 percent of the repair costs.
He said the school is safe, but the foundation should be taken care of quickly and that would mean finishing out the school year in the building, then likely moving to temporary classrooms next school year to begin construction.
A town meeting for the public will be held at 7 p.m. at Tolland High School to discuss the effects on the town.
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Tolland will have to hold a referendum in May to appropriate the full amount of money for the Birch Grove Primary School repair project.
