Facilities update: Twin Towers progress, Cherry Street drainage, freezer replacement among summer projects

Bill Bartlett, a district facilities representative, delivered a summer construction and building‑use update at the June 18 meeting, outlining projects at each campus.

At the high school, Bartlett said the district will build three offices adjacent to the auditorium, remodel the green room, rework a music room and install new flooring and wall tiling in the events corridor. A drainage project at Cherry Street will run parallel to the street and empty behind the ShopRite plaza, he said.

"Starting with the high school... we'll be building some offices for the at promise program. We have a drainage project down by Cherry Street. We'll be looking to install new flooring in the events lobby and wall tiling in the media center corridor," Bartlett said.

At Twin Towers Bartlett reported visible progress on the capital project, with steel erection under way; at Monhagen the plan includes door replacement; Maple Hill and Presidential Park will have gym-floor resealing and parking-lot sealing. Bartlett said an emergency boiler replacement began the previous week and is expected to finish by August. He said the food service building will receive new freezer units, with pad and paving work underway and freezers scheduled for mid‑July delivery.

Board members asked about noise and neighbor impacts for the food‑service freezers; Bartlett said existing condenser units on the building are electric and not expected to create a different noise profile. Members asked for a facilities committee progress report in the fall.