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Belle Vernon Area SD reviews plan to consolidate into two campuses, schedules town hall
Summary
Architects presented a proposal to consolidate the district onto two campuses with additions at the middle and high schools that would accommodate about 1,400 students; the board agreed to advance schematic design and hold a public listening session on April 20 at 6 p.m.
Architects and the district's construction manager returned to the Belle Vernon Area School District board on a plan to consolidate elementary and middle school grades onto the two main campuses and to modernize facilities.
Ryan Pierce, the project's managing principal, and David Nitschke, partner and lead designer with Core Architects, presented a focused option the board had requested. Nitschke said the proposed addition to the middle school would "accommodate 1,400 students," with the bulk of the new work organized around a two‑story commons and a new kitchen to avoid renovating the existing cafeteria during the summer construction window. Mike Arnold of SiteLogic said construction work is planned for the summer and flagged a near‑term mechanical concern: "We're gonna take care of that," referring to plans to demo the existing chiller and install a temporary chiller so…
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