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Board hears $64M–$80M options to expand junior high capacity; architects outline trade-offs
Summary
Architects presented multi-option plans to address junior high overcrowding, with cost estimates ranging roughly $64 million to $80 million and capacity scenarios from about 1,120 to 1,260 students; board members and staff discussed site constraints, phasing and moving athletic fields off campus.
Architects and district staff presented a range of long-term options on June 17 to address capacity pressures at the Mahomet-Seymour junior high campus, laying out trade-offs between renovating existing space and building large additions.
"All of these options increase capacity at the junior high campus," the presenting architect said, describing sketches that ranged from a roughly $64 million renovation/addition to an $80 million option that would replace much of the existing building. The plans include scenarios with approximately 52,000 to 125,000 square feet of new construction in different phases and program configurations. Capacity estimates presented ranged from about 1,120 to 1,260 students depending on the option…
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