Miller locker room to receive update

It's almost like going to a closeout sale when it comes to the Miller Middle School boys locker room - everything must go.

Two floors of the locker room will be renovated this summer with not much salvageable in the remodeling project, according to District Architect Dave Schulze.

"Everything is not useful," Schulze said.

T-R PHOTO BY ANDREW POTTER This locker room at Miller Middle School is one of two boys locker rooms expected to be remodeled later this year.

There are many reasons these locker rooms will get construction attention this year, including the need to be handicap accessible and the fact it's time for an update.

"None of this has really been remodeled since the early 1960s," Schulze said.

The Marshalltown School Board approved plans for the remodeling at a meeting Monday and is expected to approve construction bids at a June 16 meeting.

Construction costs are expected to be approximately $414,000, which is well above the $300,000 budgeted in the five-year capital improvement plan for the project.

While School Board President Sherm Welker said he was not pleased with the projected cost being over the planned budget, he did say this work "needs to be done."

Todd Rosenberger, physical education teacher at Miller, said to have fully operational lockers and showers and an overall update will benefit students.

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Miller locker room to receive update