What's next for fox elementary
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* If there are no delays, work would be complete by fall of 2024 at the earliest. WHY IT MATTERS: The fire displaced hundreds of school children. Questions have since arisen about whether
the perpetually cash-strapped school district's insurance policy would cover the full cost of a rebuild. * Late last year, sources told WTVR that there was a potential $10 million
shortfall. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Negotiations with the insurance company are ongoing, Dana Fox, the district's chief operating officer, tells Axios. * "Hoping to reach a final
agreement soon," she wrote in an email. * She said the district is still reviewing its cost estimates and declined to share a figure for the project. WORTH NOTING: Fox said she does not
anticipate any delays in construction as a result of negotiations. CATCH UP FAST: Fox Elementary caught fire last February. * Authorities classified the blaze as accidental, but a cause was
never determined. * Firefighters searched the building the night of the fire after a neighbor reported the fire alarm was going off, but said they found nothing out of the ordinary. * Less
than half an hour later, the building was engulfed in flames. WHAT'S NEXT: The district expects to finalize design work by April. * Construction is expected to take 16 months once plans
are approved by the city’s planning commission.