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District updates capital project timeline and declines public salvage requests for old middle school
Summary
OTEC reported near-complete design and upcoming permits for the new middle school project, while district leaders said the old middle school would not be opened for public salvage because of tight demolition scheduling, staffing limitations and hazardous materials concerns.
An OTEC representative told the Molalla River SD 35 board that the district's middle-school construction project is nearing the permit and procurement phase, while a separate discussion addressed whether the public could salvage materials from the building after demolition.
Mickey Bragg of OTEC said design work is about 99% complete and that the team expects wetlands and other permits to clear in the coming weeks. He described contractor procurement and site-preparation packages as underway and said Clackamas County and the city are coordinating the building-permit release.
District staff raised the question of public salvage of materials from the existing middle school once the new facility is complete. Dr. Tonya explained the district's decision not to offer public salvage: demolition timing is tight, staff lack resources to inspect and manage salvage requests, and many building components may contain hazardous materials such as lead paint, mercury and asbestos that require regulated handling. She said the district will salvage items it can re-use in the new building (for example, newer kitchen equipment) but will not open an uncontrolled salvage process to the public. Bidding documents and contract provisions (for copper recycling and similar materials) will guide contractors' handling of recoverable materials.
Board members asked whether bid language anticipates contractor recovery of materials and noted potential public-relations issues if community members see contractors removing items while the public had been denied access. Staff said regulated materials will be handled in contract terms, and unique requests could be considered case-by-case only if they fit the demolition schedule.
What happens next: the district will proceed with permitting and procurement and communicate publicly that it will not offer a general public-salvage opportunity; salvage of items for district reuse will continue as planned.
Sources: Capital-projects presentation and subsequent public discussion recorded in the meeting transcript.
