The Walker County Board of Education and Chickamauga City Schools Board of Education hope to use money from the proposed one-cent sales tax for these improvements.

The total cost of these projects, as listed below, is $41.1 million for the county’s projects. The cost of

Chickamauga’s projects is not determined.

The projects will be prioritized based on need and completed as resources become available. It is not possible to complete all of these projects based on the projected total revenue of approximately $23 million return on the one-cent sales tax over five years.

New construction

- Chattanooga Valley Middle School, $7.32 million

- Rossville Middle School, $8.6 million

- New elementary school in north Walker County, $6.16 million

- New planetarium at the Science and Technology Center, $333,000

- Athletic facilities at Gordon Lee High School, cost unknown

- Possible acquisition of property for Chickamauga City Schools, cost unknown

Renovation and addition

- LaFayette Middle School, $7.48 million

- Naomi Elementary School, $3.54 million

- Ridgeland High School, $5.67 million

- Gordon Lee Middle School, cost unknown

- Upgrade existing Chickamauga City Schools buildings, cost unknown

Addition only

- Rock Spring Elementary, $655,110

- Gilbert Elementary, $$655,110

- North LaFayette Elementary, $655,110

- Chickamauga Elementary, cost unknown

- Heating/air conditioning system at the Ware-Jewell activities building, cost unknow