Two entrances to Waterloo Elementary School will be rebuilt over the summer, after action Tuesday night (June 23) by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education.

     “Both of these entrances – the south entrance and the southeast entrance – had degraded to the point where they needed to be improved.  Summer time is the right time to make the upgrades when we won’t disrupt any classes,” said Jerry Oley, director, Operations, Monroe Public Schools.

     Successful bidder for the project was Gratton Construction Co. of Monroe with a bid of $29,115.

     “Because the successful bidder was a local company, this will keep these dollars in our community since the work will be done by a local labor force,” Mr. Oley said. 

     The work will involve removing the existing concrete steps and the base around them and building a new landing, steps and railings.  The railings at the southeast entrance will be replaced but the south entrance railings will be removed, re-painted and re-installed before the project is complete.   Both entrances are connected to the Waterloo Playground which has had significant upgrades in the last year since the school won a $50,000 grant as part of a national school improvement contest.