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Building committee: design recommendations to town council; construction targeted for late summer
Summary
The school building committee reported design‑development progress on the new South Kingstown school, a public forum set for June 5, and a plan to request town council approval in early June so construction can begin around late August or early September.
The South Kingstown School Building Committee reported progress on the new school design and said it will present design recommendations to the town council and the school committee in early June, with construction targeted for late summer.
Committee members said environmental tests and design development work are nearing completion. The committee scheduled a short preparatory meeting before a planning‑board session and is seeking town‑council approval of the design development package on June 9; the school committee would consider that recommendation at its meeting on June 10. The building committee also scheduled a public forum on June 5, 6 to 8 p.m. at Town Hall Chambers; the event will be live‑streamed and include a design preview and question‑and‑answer time.
Committee members said the goal is to have a temporary traffic/entrance plan in place before students return in September. "Our plan is to get this taken care of in a safe, secure way, and so that it's the least disruptive to our families in the community," the committee reported. If all approvals proceed on schedule, the committee said, work to establish temporary access and site preparation would begin in late summer, with a targeted shovel‑in‑the‑ground timing around late August or the first week of September.
No final construction contract was executed at the meeting; the report focused on approvals and near‑term scheduling and invited the public to attend the June 5 forum.
