Cold Springs Elementary school has stood empty after being replaced by the new Jeanette Rankin School, but it will soon hear the sound of children once again as a new child care facility.
At a special meeting of the Missoula County Public Schools on Tuesday evening, two important steps were taken toward the building of a new Cold Springs Elementary school.
One small part of Tuesday's election was the choice to allow the Missoula County School District the power to negotiate the price and terms for the new Cold Springs School location in Lower Miller Creek.
With a combined $158 million school bond issue looming in November, MCPS officials are asking the public to weigh in on possible new sites for schools that are slated to be replaced altogether.
Debbie Shepard, grandmother of the 10 year-old boy who was injured during an incident on the Cold Springs Elementary School playground on Friday, spoke to KGVO News on Sunday afternoon.