Ridgway School District will wait to survey the public on a possible funding request until after finding out if it received a state grant for renovating the elementary school.

If the district makes the shortlist for projects in the running for a BEST grant, that will affect the way it pursues funds for the elementary school project. Superintendent Susan Lacy applied for the grant in February, requesting $7,666,231. The district’s required match of 57 percent would be $10,162,214. The total amou...