By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
The cost of maintaining the elementary schools in Milford and Grandview Plaza has been a recent issue in Geary USD 475. There is not any plan to close those schools but the topic came up for discussion earlier last fall .
Tuesday night the City of Milford offered to cover water, sewer and trash bills for Milford Elementary School and there could be an effort to find out when the contract was due with waste management. Mayor Brad Roether presented the ideas from the Milford City Council.
USD 475 Superintencdent Dr. Reginald Eggleston confirmed that the District will review the proposal. The ideas were greeted with positive reaction from the school board but no formal action was taken.
Back in October advantages cited for potentially closing Milford and Grandview Plaza included a reduction in overhead expense and for transferring staff to fill vacancies within the district as USD 475 transitioned into another school year. The closures could also possibly help the district become eligible for federal heavy impact aid in the future, which could help meet facility needs. There was opposition from Milford and Grandview Plaza, especially citizens in Milford at that time.