Storm shelter to be constructed at Perryville schools

A new storm shelter is to be constructed at Perry County Middle and Perryville High Schools to provide protection during severe weather, according to a press release from the school district.

This shelter, which will be constructed by Brockmiller Construction, is funded by a $2.2 million FEMA grant with additionally matching. The groundbreaking for this nearly $3 million project will take place at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Under the FEMA grant requirements, the project must be finished by February 2021. Construction of the two-room shelter is only one part of the PCMS project, a $15 million project that includes construction of a new middle school.