Dedication of New School Complex Saturday at 2 p.m.

Community-wide Open House at 2 p.m.

Public Can See School Complex On Sullivan Rd.

CENTRAL — The new $46 million Central School Complex will be dedicated Saturday at 2 p.m., and the general public will have its first chance to tour the facility that afternoon.

The 88-acre Central School Complex, which includes the new Central Intermediate School and Central Middle School, has 350,000 square feet and takes about one hour to tour.  The dedication ceremonies will last from 2 to 2:30 p.m., and everyone attending that ceremony will have the opportunity to participate in a tour at 2:30 p.m.

Citizens who do not wish to attend the dedication ceremony may meet in the Cafeteria for the 2nd tour, which begins at 3:30 p.m., or the 3rd tour beginning at 4:30.

Attendees should enter the school complex from Devall Road and park by the Gym or in the south parking lot.

Funds for construction of the new schools were approved by voters in a tax and bond election in May 2009.

The general contractor was Arkel Anderson, and the designer was PBK Architects.    Construction coordinator was Ross Bogan of the Central school system.

The new school complex is located on Sullivan Road just north of Gurney Road.

The two new schools can accommodate 1,200 students each.

Guest speaker for the dedication will be Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne.