ECHO Action EditorMay 20, 20173 minLawmakers approve $2.5M for Concord school's steam conversion"Construction where Concord High School will be producing its own heat and hot water before the next heating season." "The state will give the Concord School District $2.5 million to help defray the costs of transitioning from Concord Steam if a plan approved by Senate budget writers becomes law. The Senate Finance Committee gave initial approval to the funding Friday, with one senator saying it’s not the district’s fault it has to change heating sources. “The state was a ven