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District gives timeline updates on West Basement, high‑school cafeteria and gym renovations
Summary
Warren County Schools reported progress on multiple facilities projects: doors and fire‑alarm work to finish West Basement (adds classrooms), cafeteria expansion awaiting fire‑marshal drawings, and West Gym renovation with bleacher lead times potentially delaying completion until mid‑term.
Warren County Schools facilities staff gave the board a status update on several active construction and renovation projects, outlining remaining steps and timelines.
David (Speaker 4), representing facilities and resources, told the board that doors for the West Basement have been ordered and scheduled for installation; the project also awaits the installation of several fire‑alarm devices before the building can be signed off and occupied, which will add three classrooms to inventory when complete. The high‑school cafeteria expansion has kicked off but cannot move forward until the architect receives stamped drawings from the fire marshal, which staff said they expect any day.
On the West Gym renovation, staff held a pre‑construction meeting and said the contractor expects to complete the work by the Christmas break if materials arrive on schedule. David cautioned that bleacher lead times are a limiting factor—vendors estimated approximately an 18‑week lead time for five rows, and bleacher shipments are currently scheduled to arrive mid‑October with an estimated three‑week installation window thereafter.
Board members asked about coordination with school activities (parking, summer programs), the scope of new awnings, and plumbing work on Eastside, for which no final timeline was yet available. David said he will follow up on the storage building question and continue working through contract issues for the middle‑school auditorium and other projects.
Next steps: staff will monitor fire marshal sign‑off, track bleacher shipping and installation, and return with updated timelines as contracts and material lead times become firm.
