The Ann Arbor City Council has given the go ahead to the expansion plans for the Michigan Islamic Academy on Monday night.
The religious Pre-K through 12 school on the city's northeast side plans to double its space at its facility on Plymouth Road. The 23-year-old school will grow to 20,000 square feet so it can accommodate its growing student population. A construction start date hasn't yet been set.
The Michigan Islamic Academy currently houses 204 students in its 10,000 square feet of classrooms and a temporary trailer. However, the space lacks some basic school needs, such as a cafeteria.
The new plans call for building an addition that will stand three stories tall. It will have space for eight additional classrooms and a cafeteria. The current school only has eight classrooms.
The $1.5 million project is set to begin work this summer and wrap it up within nine months.
Source: Tarek Nahlawi, the program manager for the Michigan Islamic Academy
Writer: Jon Zemke
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