By PAT NEWMAN
Staff Writer

About a third of Fayette County's schools are undergoing a summer spruce-up with fresh coats of paint and new carpeting being rolled out in preparation for the start of school Aug. 16.

According to school facilities director Mike Satterfield, work is almost complete at the seven facilities scheduled for painting which include Fayette Middle, Whitewater Middle, Building D at the Lafayette Educational Center, (old Fayette County High School), Spring Hill Elementary, Kedron Elementary, Fayette Primary and Fayette Intermediate.

Total cost of the project is $136,750.94, which was budgeted in the fiscal year 2000 10-year capital program for $199,268.

Four buildings, including Whitewater Middle, Fayette Middle and the C and D buildings at the Lafayette Center also are receiving new carpet. Total project cost is $127,825.83 and is covered under the 10-year facilities plan.

Additional work at county schools includes roofing on the A and B buildings at the Lafayette Center, grading the new athletic practice fields at McIntosh High, grading the site for the Starr's Mill High stadium, and construction of 18 new classrooms at Flat Rock Middle. Satterfield said he anticipates an early October completion date for the Flat Rock addition.