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Friday, 29 May 2009 |
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — Interested residents can see the new progress of the St. Marys City Schools grades six-to-12 building up close as next week kicks off the seasonal tours at the site.
Beginning the June 3 and continuing through the first Wednesday in September, residents can take a supervised and escorted tour of the new building, St. Marys Board of Education President Ralph Wiley said. All tours will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be June 3, July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2.
“They will be small groups,” Wiley said, estimating the groups will consist of six to eight people. “We thought it’d be a good idea to have the public come there and take a look at the site.”
He added that a representative from Gilbane Construction Company will lead the groups.
“They will be seeing the structurally sound areas,” he said. “(The representative) will describe the progress.”
Business Manager Kurt Kuffner said the groups will walk the perimeter of the site.
“We’ll point out some of the areas,” he said, noting areas like the high school gym, auditorium and an academic wing. “Some of these walls are up.”
Wiley said that those who participate in the tours will have to sign a liability waiver and will be provided a hardhat and must adhere to a strict dress code.
“They will have to wear hard-soled shoes — no tennis shoes, flip-flops, high heels, sandals or open-toed shoes,” he said.
Superintendent Mary Riepenhoff said anyone interested in seeing the progress are invited to participate in the tours.
“We’re happy to provide this service,” she said, also stressing the dress code. “They’ll be happy to explain things being built — how much they have done and what they still have to do. We’re happy to walk them through.”
Kuffner said the tours came up during the beginning of the building process.
“We had promised the community as we started the construction project that we would keep them updated,” he said. “We’re just following through on what we promised.”
Wiley also noted that if the site is wet or muddy because of recent rains, the tours for the evening will be canceled.
“The site does get pretty muddy,” Kuffner said, adding that a notice will be put on the gate at the site in the event of a rain cancelation.
He said he has had a lot of community interest in the tours so far.
“A lot of people are anxious to get up and walk around the site,” Kuffner said. |
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