Security Costs and More Unit 4 Property

There is a lot of public pressure and political movement on school security measures lately. Here's a quick breakdown of Champaign school security costs from the News-Gazette today:

There was also more property purchased in the various movements of materials and people as the district moves forward with various facilities projects:

Unit 4 OKs buying $1.5M warehouse
More than 1,000 tubs of science supplies and a need for more storage space has prompted Unit 4 to buy a $1.5 million building in north Champaign.

On Monday night, the Champaign school board approved a purchase agreement with the seller of a warehouse located at 806-808 Pioneer St.

The science tubs are now stored in the gym at the Columbia Center on North Neil Street. But as students and staff at Dr. Howard Elementary prepare to use that building as a temporary school for the next two academic years, the district had to figure out where to move the tubs...

The purchase is the second seven-figure building the district has agreed to buy the past two months. On Feb. 12, the school board approved the $3.4 million purchase of an office building at 502 W. Windsor Road to house various district administration and teaching staff.

Full article here.