The Murfreesboro City Council approved a request by Murfreesboro City Schools for a $2.26 million toward the construction of a 10-classroom expansion of Black Fox Elementary School located at 1753 South Rutherford Blvd. in Murfreesboro.

Funding for the expansion will be from bond proceeds shared by Rutherford County.
The 14,400 square feet expansion also includes two material storage spaces. The 10 additional classrooms will increase the educating capacity of Black Fox Elementary from 800 to 1,000 students upon competition, according to school officials.

The Murfreesboro City School Board previously approved contracts with Johnson + Bailey for architectural services and Romach Inc. of Franklin for construction. Romach was judged to be the best and lowest bidder of four submitted bids on Oct. 6.

Construction is expected to begin within a few weeks of Council approval with completion of the project expected by the start of the new school year next August.

For more information on Black Fox Elementary, visit http://www.blackfoxelementary.net/.
For more information on Murfreesboro City Schools, contact Lisa Trail, Director of Communications at Lisa.Trail@cityschools.net. MCS webpage https://cityschools.net/.