Bond Authorized For New Snow Hill High School

SNOW HILL — Worcester County has officially gone to the bond market for partial financing of Snow Hill High School (SHHS).

The County Commissioners voted to borrow $45 million in general obligation bonds this week. That will be used to fund the lion’s share of SHHS renovations with the remaining money coming from the state. The total projected cost for the renovations is about $50 million.

During the public hearing, prior to the bond authorization, some familiar complaints about the cost of the design of the school re-surfaced. Ever since the new SHHS was announced, there has been the occasional criticism of the cost of some of the features. Resident Ellie Diegelmann made similar complaints this week and wondered why aspects of the design couldn’t be cut to reduce costs.
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