Cost could hit $50 million to replace burned Bethel schools

BETHEL — Reconstruction costs could reach $50 million for two Bethel schools that burned in a November 2015 fire.
KYUK-AM reports the ECI Alaska Architecture firm estimated the cost at between $42 million and $50 million.
School superintendent Dan Walker told the Lower Kuskokwim School Board at a December meeting that insurers estimate repairs will cost about $27 million.
Walker said the higher estimate takes into account upgrade and code requirements for buildings that were still sta