Wednesday, November 12, 2008

SCHOOLS' CAPITAL PROJECTS ON TRACK

From the Lockport US&J...

ROY-HART: Capital project is on track

The Royalton-Hartland Central School District’s $8.3 million capital improvement project is moving full steam ahead.

Superintendent Paul Bona will provide a detailed update to the school board at its regular meeting Thursday. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the high school media center, 54 State St., Middleport. Bona said the plans and specifications for the project are with the district’s architect, McKenna and Associates. The firm is putting the capital project plans together.

“Completion should be by the end of next week,” Bona said.

All three schools will see upgrades to the high school science and art rooms, new generators and regular maintenance items. Aside from maintenance and repairs to all three schools in the district, the project will provide an addition that will house an Orleans/Niagara Board Of Cooperative Educational Services program in the elementary school. The addition is a 10-classroom wing BOCES will lease.

The facilities project will be done in two phases. The first is the BOCES addition, maintenance and improvements to be made to the elementary school. The second phase is maintenance and improvements to the middle and high schools. Bona said the current plan is for the classroom wing to be open in September 2009.

Residents passed the $8.3 million capital building project by a 329-174 vote in January. It has no additional cost to the taxpayer.