NewsMarch 20, 2015

Officials at Central Junior High School, built in 1954, show how the building would be renovated if voters approve a $20 million bond issue in April, during a tour Monday, March 16, 2015.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Alan Bruns, assistant principal of Central Junior High School, shows a classroom door with windows that might not keep an intruder from entering, during a building tour Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Alan Bruns, assistant principal of Central Junior High School, shows a classroom door with windows that might not keep an intruder from entering, during a building tour Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Electrical conduits and data wiring in a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Electrical conduits and data wiring in a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Plumbing for restrooms on the ceiling of a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Plumbing for restrooms on the ceiling of a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The asbestos tile floor in a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The asbestos tile floor in a hallway is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Water lines above a hallway are seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Water lines above a hallway are seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
A classroom is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
A classroom is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Deteriorating seat cushions in the auditorium are seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
Deteriorating seat cushions in the auditorium are seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Alan Bruns, assistant principal of Central Junior High School, shows a classroom door with windows that might not keep an intruder from entering, during a building tour Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Alan Bruns, assistant principal of Central Junior High School, shows a classroom door with windows that might not keep an intruder from entering, during a building tour Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Stacy Kinder shows how two stalls in a women's restroom were reduced to one that was made ADA compliant during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Stacy Kinder shows how two stalls in a women's restroom were reduced to one that was made ADA compliant during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
This mirror in a women's restroom shows deterioration as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com This mirror in a women's restroom shows deterioration as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The old gymnasium is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The old gymnasium is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The wooden sill plate above windows in the old gymnasium is seen in failing condition during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The wooden sill plate above windows in the old gymnasium is seen in failing condition during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The original bleachers in the old gymnasium do not align as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The original bleachers in the old gymnasium do not align as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
A repair to the original bleachers in the old gymnasium is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
A repair to the original bleachers in the old gymnasium is seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The ramp leading up to the field house is not ADA compliant because the grade is too steep, as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
The ramp leading up to the field house is not ADA compliant because the grade is too steep, as seen during a tour of Central Junior High School Monday, March 16, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
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Officials at Central Junior High School, built in 1954, show how the building would be renovated if voters approve a $20 million bond issue in April, during a tour Monday, March 16, 2015.

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