Ground is expected to be broken this summer for the new auditorium project in Washington. At last night’s Washington Community School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Mike Jorgensen explained the group has less than $300,000 to raise and there is a $150,000 donor match on the $7 million project. He thanked Bob Youngquist and Jan Gallagher who have spearheaded the effort.

Jorgensen explained they expect bids to be let in April and bids returned in May, with ground breaking on the project in July or August. The expected completion date is the fall of 2016.