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District study pins Chestnut Hill as priority; three renovation options total $21M–$28M
Summary
Consultants told the Mill Creek Township School District Nov. 10 that Chestnut Hill Elementary is the most space‑constrained of five elementary schools and presented three conceptual options—ranging from $21.4 million to $27.9 million in all‑in costs—to add classrooms and separate gym/cafeteria functions.
Consultants from HHSDR and MGT told the Mill Creek Township School District on Nov. 10 that Chestnut Hill Elementary is the district’s most over‑utilized elementary building and presented three conceptual approaches to “right‑size” the school, with all‑in cost estimates between about $21.4 million and $27.9 million.
The presentations by John Finn (HHSDR Architects Engineers) and Georgia Leonard (MGT) traced the problem to programmatic demand rather than a district‑wide enrollment surge: Chestnut Hill has three classrooms per grade while most other elementary schools have four or five, art is taught in a shared library space, and cafeterias and gyms are shared in ways that prevent simultaneous lunch and physical‑education periods. "Kudos to the school district. These buildings…
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