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Moreland Elementary redesign would move bus operations off Wilson Street; district plans Act 34 hearing in January
Summary
Architects outlined a Moreland Elementary addition and site redesign that reroutes buses into a new bus-only lot, creates parent drop-off on Moreland Avenue, and estimates an all-in project cost of about $14.3 million. The team said an Act 34 hearing for Moreland is being planned for January.
District architects described a phased renovation and addition to Moreland Elementary on Thursday that would reconfigure the site to remove bus queuing from Wilson Street, add a parent drop-off on Moreland Avenue and create a new cafeteria, library and classroom wing to replace existing modular classrooms.
Justin Doty, the civil engineer on the project, said the existing north parking lot would be repurposed as a bus-only and delivery lot so buses would no longer line up on Wilson Street. Doty said the parent drop-off lane would instead use an entry on Moreland Avenue with a long queue and a pedestrian walkway connecting to the school.
Architect Grace Hyland described the building changes: a new cafeteria and kitchen addition, a…
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