Tavener v. Elk Rapids Rural Agricultural School District

The 71-year-old school building of the defendant Elk Rapids Rural Agricultural School District was badly overcrowded and in poor physical condition. Modern and expanded facilities were required to meet the growing educational needs of the community. The pressing situation was considered by the governing body of the defendant, hereinafter referred to as the board, and prior to 1947 it retained an architect to draft plans and specifications for a new school-building project. However, his ■ plan calling for an outlay of some $215,000 did not fit within the defendant’s budget. When the board…