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Green Local Schools board reports demolition progress, safety closures and temporary relocations during construction
Summary
At a board meeting, district officials updated the community on demolition of several school buildings, a closure of Bulldog Boulevard for safety, inability to salvage bricks from Greenwood, and temporary relocations for the bus fleet and a food pantry while new facilities are completed.
The Green Local Schools Board of Education updated residents on construction and demolition work affecting multiple properties and services, including a temporary closure of Bulldog Boulevard for safety and temporary relocations for district services.
Board members and district staff said the demolition of Greenwood is largely complete and that demolition work began at Green Intermediate School and Green Middle School, with the intermediate site scheduled for demolition July 7. District staff said Greenwood’s brick facade could not be salvaged because of the way the bricks were set during original construction, and therefore individual “memory bricks” could not be reclaimed.
The update matters to families, neighbors and building users because district staff said heavy equipment and demolition activity make Bulldog Boulevard unsafe for pedestrians, pets and vehicles. The board said bulldog Boulevard is closed to the public and barricades and locked gates are in place while contractors complete demolition and site work.
District officials said Green Intermediate School will be used by Green Fire and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office for training exercises before controlled demolition. The board also thanked Hammond Construction (construction manager) and Sol Harris Day (architects) for community engagement and for providing student learning and internship opportunities tied to the construction project.
In addition to site work, the board described temporary moves for district services while new facilities are completed. The district’s bus fleet is temporarily staged at Green High School while a new bus garage is under construction. The Pantry for Blessings food pantry — formerly in the intermediate school basement — has been relocated temporarily to Green Valley United Methodist Church for the summer and through the next school year while construction continues.
The board announced preliminary ribbon-cutting plans for the new elementary and middle schools in August; district staff asked the community to watch for official dates and times. Officials did not provide a formal, published schedule in the meeting record and advised residents to await district communications for confirmed event details.
The board asked residents to respect barricades and not attempt to bypass closures for safety reasons. Staff noted the demolition discoveries (the unsalvageable bricks) and training uses of the sites as part of the ongoing construction timeline but did not provide a new overall completion date during the meeting.
Less-critical details include expressions of thanks to contractors and acknowledgement of internship placements for alumni and students, and a reminder that the district will post formal grand-opening and ribbon-cutting information once dates and plans are finalized.
