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Committee approves planning for new Kittredge school on ‘clean site,’ meaning multi‑year relocation for students
Summary
After reviewing three siting options, the School Committee instructed the Kittredge School Building Committee to plan a new building located on a clear (centered) portion of the property — a choice the committee said likely requires taking the current building offline during construction.
The North Andover School Committee voted Thursday to direct the Kittredge School Building Committee (KSBC) to proceed with designs that place a newly built Kittredge on a cleared site on the school property, rather than constructing while the existing building remains occupied.
The motion (moved by Mr. Brown, seconded) passed unanimously. Committee members and district staff said the clean-site option would provide construction safety and efficiencies, improved traffic and pick-up/drop-off flow, better opportunities for siting play areas visible from the building, and classroom orientation benefits that could reduce long-term heating/cooling inefficiencies.
Why it matters: To build on a cleared site the district would relocate…
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