Cuyahoga Falls offers closing approval to construct new faculty campus
The Cuyahoga Falls Metropolis Colleges will host a groundbreaking this month for a brand new faculty, the primary time this has occurred within the district for the reason that late Sixties.
Cuyahoga Falls Metropolis Council’s Tuesday night time approval for the varsity, which can be used for the district’s sixth- by Twelfth-graders, was the ultimate step wanted earlier than development begins.
““We’re grateful to Metropolis Council and Mayor [Don] Walters for his or her unanimous help of our mission,” mentioned Anthony Gomez, faculty board president. “We sit up for starting development and really constructing our future collectively!”
As well as, the varsity board on Wednesday night time authorized a $7.3 million contract with Hammond Building Inc. to supervise the mission.
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The groundbreaking will happen at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 on the Laybourne Monitor and Area, 2630 thirteenth St. Complimentary scorching canine, chips and water; actions will embody a “Hollywood Squares”-style sport present, pupil performances and fireworks.
A shuttle bus that may run from the Cuyahoga Falls Excessive College parking zone to Laybourne Area from 6:30 to 7 p.m., and after the fireworks.
DeWitt Elementary College, at 425 Falls Ave., which was in-built 1969, is the most recent faculty constructing within the district, mentioned Christine Stewart, coordinator of communications for the district. There additionally have been additions made to the highschool round that point, she mentioned.
The brand new 365,000-square-foot faculty facility can be constructed the place Bolich Center and Newberry Elementary faculties at the moment are.
Most highschool courses will happen in a separate part of the constructing from center faculty teachers, however the plan requires some shared areas together with an auditorium, music/artwork space, cafeteria and athletics.
The estimated value for the constructing development and demolition of Bolich and Newberry is about $113 million. About $80.6 million comes from a neighborhood bond problem handed by district voters in fall 2019, and $33.6 million comes from the state.
Reporter April Helms will be reached at ahelms@thebeaconjournal.com
