Measure L takes hold as work begins on Lemoore High School District facelift

Workers kept busy this week applying a coat of white primer to the historic building, which hasn’t been painted in at least two decades. Included in the painting is a large amount of intricate brush work – something that makes the colorful building distinctive.

The district, according to reports, is likely to have access to nearly $30 million in funding thanks to developer fees, a healthy reserve fund, and additional funding from the state.

One of the major projects is expected to be the demolition of the school’s oldest structure, the small gymnasium, located in the heart of the main campus. The home economics building is also slated for demolition and in its place, a new classroom complex at a cost of $6.5 million.

The school district easily won the bond measure election, garnering 63 percent of the vote. The District needed just 55 percent for passage.