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Easton administrators recommend building new high school at site by baseball fields after geotech review
Summary
District administrators recommended the board consider a new high school located near the district's baseball fields ("site 4"), citing subsurface risks at other test locations and an estimated project cost range of $290 million'$320 million. Board action to select a site was scheduled for the Jan. 28 meeting.
Easton Area School District administrators told the school board they will recommend selecting the parcel by the baseball fields as the location for a new high school, after evaluating four test-fit locations and new geotechnical data.
The administration presented comparative site layouts, preliminary traffic and geotechnical scanning results, and an initial cost range for the full project. "We are looking to open for the 2031-2032 school year," school architect Randy Gallioto said, outlining the schedule that includes schematic design this year and an Act 34 public hearing in January 2026. "The phase that we're in now, which is the programming phase."
Administrators said the recommended site (option 4) scores best overall when the team balances construction phasing, subsurface risk and total cost. "When we took the entire package into account, our recommendation as administrative team is that number 4," Dr. Ziatick said. The…
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