The Sandy Hook Elementary Building Task Force will get together tonight for what is expected to be an emotional meeting about the future of the Sandy Hook Elementary School building.
There has been an ongoing discussion about what to do with the current building, where a gunman went on a rampage on Dec. 14, killing 20 first graders and six staff members.
A meeting held last week about the future of the school ended with no decision.
Three weeks after the shooting, students returned to classes, but moved to the former Chalk Hill School in Monroe, about seven miles from the site of the tragic shooting.
The 28 task force members are trying to decide whether to renovate at the current site or rebuild on nearby Riverside Road, at Reed Intermediate School or on the Fairfield Hills campus.
"I will chain my body to it and to protest if they try to re-open it," said Erica Lafferty, daughter of Dawn Hochsprung, the principal who was killed trying to protect her students.
Residents will be welcome to attend the meeting and voice their opinions about the site and the options.
“Just tearing it down and building a new school in the same place is one of the solutions that would make the most sense,” Peter Caracciolo, of Newtown, said.
The estimated cost for renovation or building a new school is estimated to range between $47 million and $59 million.
"I don't think people will be unhappy with what emerges there beyond the fact that many will object to that it's there at all," Will Rodgers, a committee member, said.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. inside the municipal building in Newtown.
