LAWRENCE, Ind. — The fifth-largest school district in Indiana has a new center of operations.

A ribbon cutting was held Sunday for the new Lawrence Education and Community Center. It will serve as the new hub of operations for MSD Lawrence Township.

Superintendent Dr. Shawn Smith said the center will serve as a backbone for everything the district does.

"It's more of a symbol of the vision of our leaders at Lawrence Township and the community at large," Smith said. "Our school corporation, our city is one, so we talk about the motto of 'Great Schools, Great Community,' I think this will represent that."

The site was built in under two years and did not require any tax increases. It was financed using bond money and built on land donated to the district.

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