LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Jefferson County Public Schools Board voted Tuesday night to move forward with plans to build seven new school buildings while also approving contracts for summer programming and a higher insurance bill.
The district said the construction projects are expected to cost more than $260 million and will be paid for through the district’s capital fund, which is reserved for building and facility projects.
That funding source is separate from the district’s general fund, which has faced the well-known $188 million deficit…