Chapel Hill Elementary Slated for New Roof, Not AC

By September 2014, Chapel Hill Elementary School students could be studying under a brand new roof, but don't expect the school's interior to be any cooler.

Earlier this month, the Baltimore County Board of Education approved its proposed fiscal year 2014 capital budget, a request for more than $72 million in state funds.

Chapel Hill was the only Perry Hall school approved for a major project. A roof replacement, expected to cost $970,000, was listed eighth out of 30 projects in priority.

School roofs may require replacement about every 20 years, according to county spokesperson Diana Spencer.

Chapel Hill first opened in 1962 and received an addition in 2000. Its roof now shows "show significant signs of decline," Spencer wrote in an email to Patch.

Chapel Hill school officials declined to comment on the proposed roof replacement.

But while the roof may soon be replaced, the school was not included among eight schools slated for air conditioning—at a cost of between $800,000 and $2.1 million per project.

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