SCC
Breaks Ground for Early Childhood Center in Garfield
State
Funds $8.9 Million Early Childhood Center in Bergen County
Garfield,
NJ (September 23, 2003) - The NJ Schools Construction Corporation
(SCC) begins construction on an early childhood center in Garfield today,
the only Abbott District in Bergen County.
The State is funding
the $8.9 million facility that will benefit over 300 pre-kindergarten
students. This is the SCC's first groundbreaking in the City of Garfield,
and the SCC and the Garfield Board of Education will mark this milestone
at a ceremony attended by local and state educators and public officials.
The
funding is part of an $8.6 billion school construction program that
will help to revitalize the community, bringing jobs and targeted growth
to the area.
"This has been a
long journey and we are very excited about the school and its anticipated
opening in September 2004," said Nicholas Perrapato superintendent of
schools.The
project involves new construction of a 45,000 square-foot two-story
facility that includes a nurse's area and 24 classrooms.
"This project is
another example of the progress SCC has made in the implementation of
the state's historic school construction initiative. This is one of
many that will be built under the educational facilities law," said
Alfred McNeill CEO New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC).
Under
the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act, SCC is responsible
for school projects throughout the State. The program is the largest
public construction program ever undertaken by the State of New Jersey
and represents one of the largest programs of its type ever undertaken
in the nation.
