School officials outline Runlet Middle School design timeline, staff secure materials after permitting delays

Staff told the Concord Board of Education on Aug. 4 that design and testing work for the Runlet Middle School project is advancing and that the district is securing materials now after state permitting delays. Assistant Superintendent Kim Murlett and facilities staff said geotechnical reporting, hazardous‑material identification and the next phase of design development will be reviewed in a building committee meeting and in a design-cost review due shortly after the fifteenth of the month.

The assistant superintendent, Kim Murlett, said district staff met with architects and consultants on July 10 and will review design updates, geotechnical findings and value‑engineering options at a forthcoming building committee meeting. Facilities staff said hazardous material areas identified in recent surveys will need abatement and that those findings will factor into the cost review.

Facilities staff member Mister Cashman said the district has had trouble obtaining a DES permit for a culvert replacement at the site commonly called the “trap pond.” He said the permit process…