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Warren County R-III gets update on new elementary school construction; contractor ahead but weather could delay work
Summary
Architects reviewed the site plan, progress and schedule for the new elementary school, saying settlement-monitoring is underway, several utility and permitting steps are pending, and the contractor currently reports being 3–4 months ahead of schedule but winter weather could erase that lead.
An architect for Hohner Architects told the Warren County R-III Board of Education on Feb. 13 that construction of the district's new elementary school is underway and that crews are monitoring settlement plates before starting foundations.
“So the tan area in the center, that is your building footprint,” Matt McDermott of Hohner Architects said as he walked the board through the site plan, showing the future classroom addition, parking, bus loop and stormwater detention areas.
McDermott said the contractor mobilized in late 2024 and began work that required shop drawings and material ordering before ground-disturbing activity. Bids were due in September, the contract paperwork was signed in December, construction activities (shop drawings and procurement) began in…
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