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Abington board hears detailed design and permitting update for new middle school, schedules April open house
Summary
Design team showed updated site and floor plans for the new Abington Middle School, outlined permitting steps and project schedule, and said construction could start in 2027 if approvals stay on track; alternates (turf fields, concession/restroom building) depend on final bid results.
Design and construction consultants gave the Abington Board of School Directors a detailed progress report on plans for the new Abington Middle School on Wednesday, outlining a permitting timeline, site layout changes and next steps for community input.
Dan Demo, project manager with Shrader Group Architecture, showed an updated site plan placing the new middle school on the footprint of the existing tennis courts and track and described circulation changes designed to separate parent drop‑off from bus routes. The plan preserves the playfields in the lower right of the site, relocates one baseball field slightly south, adds a softball field and proposes two synthetic‑turf multipurpose fields as a project option. “One of the key things we are really trying to focus on with this site layout is separating parent and student drop offs…
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