“While it may not be a popular decision, it’s my job to watch your money; it’s my job to watch the programs,” Daniel Boone School District Superintendent Dr. Gary L. Otto told an audience of district parents and residents Monday night after the administration recommended to the school board the closure of Amity Primary Center after the conclusion of the current school year. It is a move that would save the district approximately $630,000 each year.

In the district’s proposed plan, Amity Primary Center’s grades 1 and 2 would relocate to Amity Intermediate Center while its kindergarten classes would relocate to Monocacy Elementary Center, starting with the 2013-2014 school year.

The district had invested $9 million in renovations in the school, a move that had raised the eyebrows of some residents. According to Otto, a previous administration planned the renovation project for the Amity Primary Center during the 2007-2008 school year.