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Eastham's question, “I don’t really want to go into this because there’s a court case pending, but will the board soon have a total figure?"
"We're shooting for $100,000," the architect replied. “Of course, a lot of costs are not under our control, and we may see opportunities for savings." The surprised school board did not ask for any further cost breakdown.
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