The Vance County Board of Education approved a requested $216,000 for the expansion of the cafeteria at E.O. Young Elementary school at its regular Monday meeting.
Vance County Schools hopes that the work will be completed by the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.
Students and staff at the school have dealt with severely crowded conditions in the cafeteria as the student population continues to rise.
The funds will be disbursed from the state’s Lottery Fund.
The board also approved a request for funds from the Public School Capital Building Funds for asphalt work and water line repairs at L.B. Yancey Elementary School and security systems at Henderson Middle School, Zeb Vance Elementary School, Southern Vance High School, and Western Vance High School.
The amount drawn for the work at L.B. Yancey will be $3,032.25. Money for the security systems will be $25,150.