On Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, Lake County voters passed ballot issue 3A which raised 11.4 million dollars in order to receive a 15.1 million dollar BEST grant from the state. These funds are being used for the renovation of the Lake County High school.
Established in 2008 with the signing of C.R.S.22-43.7, BEST provides an annual amount of funding, in the form of competitive grants, to school districts, charter schools, institute charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. BEST funds can be used for the construction of new schools as well as general construction and renovation of existing school facility systems and structures.
Another great reason to call Leadville home!