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Facilities Update 11/11
The new ag building is stuck right now with the state inspection. There are various rules we need to maneuver between temporary structure rules and permanent structure rules. Once the state gives us either the final permit or modification requirements, we will get moving again.
Facilities Update 10/11
The exterior of the new ag building is complete. We are now working on electric, heat, and plumbing. Soon we will begin to move things in and we will then have an open house so the community can take a look at it.
Facilities Update 9/11
The wall has been built on the west end of the back building and will be sided. Some concrete footings will be poured for the new structure's anchors and we are expecting the new structure to be delivered next week. It will take several weeks to then put up the new structure.
Facilities Update 8/16
This week we had the footings poured for the replacement wall. Next steps over the next 3-4 weeks are to frame the wall, finish it, side it, reset the electric, then bring in the Sprung. After it is set up, we will have the electric, plumbing, and heating set up, have it inspected and then move in.
Facilities Update 8/8
The wall has been removed on the street facing side of the back building and is currently being rebuilt. Once the wall is completed, the siding will be placed on it and then the Sprung structure will be brought in and put up.
Facilities Update 7/31
We can't begin the tear down until the structural engineer signs off on it later this week, so fingers crossed, we will start Monday.
Facilities Update 7/29
Work will begin this week on removing the west wall and rebuilding it Even though it is another unwanted delay, it allows us to have a permanent solution to that wall. Once completed, the Sprung goes up. As noted last week, it will be a scramble to get everything moved and set up once the Sprung goes up, so pay attention to posts that will call for help doing that.
Facilities Update 7/21
When the bad luck bug bites it is difficult to get rid of it. We recently had a structural engineer tell us that the west facing wall is not safe to use. With the other walls from the old building being torn down, several cracks in the west facing wall expanded all the way through the wall. So the wall now needs to be demoed and rebuilt. The Sprung structure is ready to be shipped, so as soon as the wall is taken care of, the Sprung will be sent and erected fairly quickly. Once that happens we will be asking for some community help to put everything back where it needs to be so we can get the classes running as soon as possible. We may need some help with temporarily moving things also, which will be posted on social media.
Facilities Update 6/17
Even though it doesn't really look it, as noted at the board meeting on Monday night, there is progress being made. When working with an older structure, things tend to pop up. In this case we are waiting to add some supports to the front garage door area so we can safely use it. Once that gets designed the siding will go up, the support will be added and the garage door will be put in. Then the Sprung structure will be put in and we will get the electric, heat, and plumbing finished. As a note, the levy for this does not kick in until the fall of 2024 as we ran the levy after mills had been set for the 2023-2024 year.
Facilities Update 5/20
Currently we are awaiting the metal to face the front of the standing building. We need to also do some support repairs and change out a door. We will be prepping the concrete slab next week. And then once those things are ready, we are expecting the Sprung Structure to go up. Progress-it may be slow, but it is moving forward.
Facilities Update 4/10
As has been the norm with our project, we had to deal with some more delays. At this point the trees are scheduled to come down on 4.12 and the demo will start on 4.19.
Facilities Update 3.15.24
We have agreed to cut some trees that will make it easier to do the demo and to put up the building. That will happen as soon as the arborists are available. The first part of the demo will be the roof with a hand demo team, and then the rest will follow.
Facilities Update 3.10.24
We finally had our cement cutters on site and they made the cuts needed to help separate the front and back buildings. Demo should start by the end of the week.
Facilities Update 2.29.24
As many of you have probably already noticed and likely grumbled about, our Agriculture program is still sequestered in the modular across from the ag building. The impatience of our ag students wanting to get into the shop and do the projects they have traditionally done is palpable and unfortunate. Regrettably, we have been caught up in a cycle of labor shortage, weather delays and spec issues.
The front part of the ag building has been ready to be taken down since December, when we had all utilities, fire, and wireless turned off or moved to the back of the building. At that point we were to have the first phase of the building removal happen. Between labor shortages for the companies we had on line and/or them landing bigger jobs or other excuses, we kept getting pushed back. Some of the specs for the new building then needed an engineering report, and so that created a delay. And then we had winter decide to show up, which caused more delays. We have changed up our demo company, and have a date for demo to start March 7.
This is another example of where being a part of the county’s hard rock mining impact plan would have made a big difference as mitigation efforts could have started much earlier or alternative plans could have been developed.