Numa Elementary
In 1993 Churchill County School District demographics committee recommended that at least one more elementary school be built to accommodate the growing student population. Numa Elementary was designed by an architect from D.C. West, constructed by Clark and Sullivan Construction Company and completed in 1996. At the time it was the largest elementary school in Churchill County at 70,000 sq feet. Numa is a Northern Piute word meaning "The People."
District closes deal on new school property
Located off East Stillwater
and Harrigan Road
By MIKE CARRIGAN Staff Writer
After a year of searching and negotiating, the school district said Thursday that it has reached a sale agreement on the building site for the new Fallon elementary school.
According to Don Lindeman, assistant superintendent for business and operations, the owners of a 20.6 acre lot off of East Stillwater Street and Harrigan Road have agreed to sign the papers that will close the deal. Owners Beale and Joan Cann told the school district last week that the $290,000 purchase price and terms were agreeable for the
property known locally as the "old slaughter house area" and that they would sign the papers sometime today.
The school district's demographics committee had recommended in August of 1993 that at least one elementary school be built in the next two years to accommodate the anticipated rise in the county's student population. In response, the school board appointed a group to research possible building sites for the proposed school and decided to place a school bond issue on last September's primary ballot.
The bond issue passed by a 2-to-1 margin and all that remained was to find the building site.
Lindeman told the board earlier
in the year that the district had set aside about $300,000 and had the ability to borrow up to $1 million if needed to purchase the site.
The school board then appointed a group to research possible building sites for the proposed hoot.
The committee submitted 13 possible properties for the new school's location last year and the school board authorized Lindeman to close the deal on one of the properties.
The other property in contention consisted of two-27 acre lots located west of Rio Vista Road that was appraised at $450,000 for each parcel.
The cost and size of the site were
the controlling factors for the purchase of the East Stillwater Street property.
According to Lindeman, the ideal lot for an elementary school is about 10-15 acres, with 25 acres sufficient for a junior high school
and 40 acres enough for a school. The new building si more than fits the criteria and within the S300,000 set aside 1 the district.
Construction will begin on the new school next year.
Lahontan Valley News November 14, 1994