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News Release
Contact:
Nancy Duin
District Communications
503.534.2312
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Recovery
Act Funds School Lighting Projects
For
Immediate Release
June
14, 2010
LAKE
OSWEGO
– The Lake
Oswego School District is completing energy-efficient lighting improvement
projects using federal funds awarded to the district by the Oregon
Department of Energy. The district received $215,371
funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awarded through
the State Energy Program (SEP).
These funds are designated for energy efficiency and renewable energy
projects in public buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy administers
the funds, approves the projects and reviews the state’s progress.
The
Lake Oswego
School District
is using these funds for lighting upgrades at the following schools and
facilities:
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Bryant
Elementary
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Forest
Hills Elementary
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Hallinan
Elementary
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Lake
Grove Elementary
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Oak
Creek Elementary
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Palisades
Elementary
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River
Grove Elementary
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Uplands
Elementary
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Westridge
Elementary
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Waluga
Junior High
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Lake
Oswego Junior High
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Facility
Operations
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Transportation,
Tech
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Administration
Building
Once
these projects are completed, it is expected that district electrical
costs will be reduced by approximately $15,000 per year. PC Electric, Inc.
and Oregon Electric Group are the local contractors selected for the
projects.
“We
are pleased to make this award to the
Lake Oswego
School District
,” said Shellí Honeywell, manager of the Oregon Department of Energy
ARRA team. “Not only will students and staff enjoy a learning
environment with better lighting, but the funds will put local contractors
to work.”
The
Oregon Department of Energy received more than 1,100 letters of interest,
representing a request of over $2 billion in Recovery Act funding.
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