After 2 years of controversy, the Long Lots Elementary School renovation has simmered down.
For a couple of months, we haven’t heard squat from anyone.
On Wednesday, in a note to “Long Lots parents and fellow Westporters,” the Long Lots Building Committee said:
Some time has passed since our last update on April 30. Since then, a good deal of “back of house” work has been either started or completed.
Here are some of the notable items:
The design team (A/E) has been working with the school administration and their staff to fully review and validate each detail of the approved education specifications.
The design team will confirm required room adjacencies and the administration’s team’s overall needs within the ed specs. These discussions will assist the design team during the schematic design process.
Long Lots Elementary School. The new building will be built where the baseball field is now. (Drone photo/Brandon Malin)
Additionally, the design team has met with the town’s Department of Public Works engineering team to review existing site conditions.
The Building Committee and school administration filed the paperwork with the state of Connecticut to begin the grant application for the new Long Lots School. This application is the first part of the reimbursement process, which will be ongoing throughout the entire project and beyond.
The Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is now underway. The site assessment is a required part of any new school project. The results of the report will be shared with the public, and will be fully addressed during our work.
As we discussed during recent meetings, additional test borings for the site will begin, most likely the week of August 12. The results from these borings, like the environmental site assessment, will be shared with the public, and will be an integral part in the design of the school and site drainage.
We expect to have a public meeting within a few weeks where these items, plus an initial full project schedule (which is being developed) will be discussed
That’s all for now. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
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