Construction updates: Town Acres grading, secure vestibules largely on schedule
Summary
City representative Brian Ross updated the board that Town Acres grading is about 60% complete, secure vestibule renovations at three elementary schools are in finishing stages (with Mountain View possibly carrying into the new year), and Market Street School is framing and beginning drywall.
Brian Ross, representing the city, updated the Johnson City Board of Education on several school construction projects.
Town Acres: mass grading is approximately 60% complete; crews are breaking rock and moving dirt with storm-pipe and foundation work scheduled next. Ross said work will continue into the coming month.
Secure vestibules: three elementary schools (Mountain View, Cherokee and Northside) are in various stages of finishing (paint, drywall, glass, flooring). Ross said all three are scheduled for completion by the end of the calendar year, but Mountain View may carry a small portion of work into the new year due to a flooring change; contractors face liquidated damages if deadlines are missed.
Market Street School: framing and electrical rough-ins are underway and drywall installation has started.
Board members asked clarifying questions about timelines and praised contractors for maintaining safe openings while working around students; Ross said he would pass that feedback along and confirmed the project plan.
