HAPPY HOLLOW: New School Plans Revised

ARCHITECT: ORIGINAL BIDS EXCEED ESTIMATES BY NEARLY $3 MILLION

By Rose Ann Pearce

Monday, February 8, 2010

Print item

Students at Happy Hollow Elementary School will have to wait a few months more than planned before they can move into a new school.

Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.
Monthly and yearly online subscriptions are available starting at only $5.95. Access is free for print subscribers. Click here to see rates and register.

Comments

To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.

notthatsmart says...

If there is a follow-up to this story please: Check out the number of students at HH--the most recent estimates put the number at 350--not 400--why remodel for 600, where is the growth? Next--why is the district paying construction consultants and architects when they are so far off on this bid? The SB approved $7 million to remodel the school--and now, to get back on budget, they need to get rid of 9,000 square feet or 8 classrooms? If it's really a street construction project, where is the city? This either nuts or a we're not getting the story straight. Where's a quote from a school board member?

February 8, 2010 at 1:10 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

alpha_cat says...

Whaaaa? Eliminating eight classrooms decreases the total capacity by one hundred students? That's 12.5 students per room-- sounds like a cubicle farm. And how does eliminating 12% of the square footage save some 23% of the construction cost?

I'm with the skeptics on this one.

February 9, 2010 at 9:08 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.