Sales tax new option to mull for area schools

Carterville High School, just northeast of Carbondale, was built in 1924 and designed to hold about 200 students. It now has an enrollment of 500 – and growing.

There is one set of restrooms for those 500 students. One electrical outlet in each classroom. Problems with heating and plumbing systems.

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