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Board briefed on bond projects; Hedgesville Early Learning Academy plan altered after utility easement discovery

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Construction staff told the board on April 7 that FirstEnergy’s 200-foot easement overlaps part of the Hedgesville Early Learning Academy site, forcing redesign of a building corner and relocation of a generator and cooling tower.

Construction managers and the district’s project team updated the board April 7 on multiple bond-funded projects and presented several change-order requests.

Hedgesville Early Learning Academy: The design team reported that FirstEnergy’s actual easement is 200 feet from the centerline of the line — not the 100 feet the team had assumed. That larger easement cuts into the planned corner of the building, occupied a proposed cooling-tower/generator location and covers a planned storm-drain and landscaping area. The district’s architect and contractor proposed relocating the generator and cooling tower to the rear of the site and redesigning the corner as an angled wall, which would…

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