March Construction Update

Site work is well underway for the new school!

Wondra Excavating has worked most of the winter preparing our site for the construction of the new school.
Wondra has prepped the site for the domes, created retention ponds and grading for our driveways and parking lots. Stone has been placed on the drives and parking areas.
Storm water lines have also been placed.
Wondra continues to prepare the site as they complete the excavation work.
The School District worked with the Village to place, at Village expense, an extension to the internal water lines. The extension will improve water quality by providing an internal loop on the site. It will also provide a connection along Hwy B to create a full loop system, whenever the Village extends water that far west. The easement will also provide the Village access to land to the south of the school site in the event of utility needs arising there in the future.

South Industries (the Dome constructor) worked with the architects over the winter to complete the building shell design.

Senior Project Manager Josh South has visited the site several times recently.
South Industries will begin Dome construction in April with the final dome shell scheduled for completion in December.
South Industries will use a mix of their current staff and local laborers.

Design Phases have been completed.

The floor plans were finalized last month and the remainder of the project was put out to bid.
The driveway access to Hwy B and the Hwy B construction plans have been submitted to Jefferson County and are awaiting approval.

Athletic Fields

The Board’s Athletic Fields Ad Hoc Committee continues to work with 6AM (a Madison marketing and design firm) to develop a fundraising plan for the Athletic Fields
Midwest Athletic Fields out of Watertown is designing the fields so that construction can begin once funds are available.
A website is in the final stages of development which will provide information about the fundraising efforts.
Cash, donations can be sent to the District Office and are being kept in a designated fund.

Commitment

As stated before, the new facility is a long term asset for the community and your School Board and Administrative Team are committed to making the best decisions based on the most current information. Watch for updates in the next issues of the Jay and once the dome construction begins, our website will also have a camera view of the process.