Middletown Forum : Construction Completion Date http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : Other School Issues : Construction Completion Date Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:44:50 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:56:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6051 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Construction Completion Date : In January 2015 Verity School... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45232&title=construction-completion-date#45232 Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 6051
Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 5:56pm

In January 2015 VeritySchool with nearly 60 acres of landwas sold for $293,000 to Berachah Church.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:56:56 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45232&title=construction-completion-date#45232 Construction Completion Date : The house circled in red was purchased... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45231&title=construction-completion-date#45231 Author: 409
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Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 5:36pm

The house circled in red was purchased for $175,000 back in August of 2013. As I recall, the property was for sale and the school board purchased it for future development.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:36:42 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45231&title=construction-completion-date#45231 Construction Completion Date : Was this additional parking and... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45230&title=construction-completion-date#45230 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 3:01pm

Was this additional parking and house buying in the plans when all of this was proposed? Don't remember private property purchases being mentioned but could be wrong here.

This isn't an imminent domain situation on buying these properties for parking. What happens if the property owners on any additional houses ask an astronomical amount for their house and land? Where are the schools getting their money from to purchase real estate? Will it become cost prohibitive for the school to purchase them? If so, then what is the next step?

Wonder what the school paid for the house they bought? Didn't see it in the Journal.

Isn't all of this information after the fact and appears to be yet another false presentation of what was talked about before the levy passage versus what is actually going to transpire.

There are some of us who don't believe a thing they say anymore with their credibility in the toilet. Any current supporters want to join us now or haven't you had enough as yet?

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:01:57 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45230&title=construction-completion-date#45230 Construction Completion Date : Just a reminder that Manchester... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45229&title=construction-completion-date#45229 Author: swohio75
Subject: 6051
Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 2:20pm

Just a reminder that Manchester will come down, which will free up additional acreage   

The school district also purchased a home on the corner of the road that runs in front of the HS and Manchester Rd, which will likely be torn down for parking.  My guess is other homes could also be purchased for parking.  
]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:20:16 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45229&title=construction-completion-date#45229 Construction Completion Date : Thanks chmore1WOW...then they... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45227&title=construction-completion-date#45227 Author: Vivian Moon
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Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 1:12pm

Thanks chmore1
WOW...then they better take this plan back to the drawing boards..]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:12:03 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45227&title=construction-completion-date#45227 Construction Completion Date : Vivian: from the plans that I... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45226&title=construction-completion-date#45226 Author: chmoore1
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Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 1:06pm

Vivian: from the plans that I have seen, there is no additional parking for the middle school, and no secondary emergency exits in the wings at the middle schools.   just 1 chmoore.]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:06:57 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45226&title=construction-completion-date#45226 Construction Completion Date : Maybe it's just me but I... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45223&title=construction-completion-date#45223 Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 6051
Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 11:22am

Maybe it's just me but I see this as a traffic nightmare of the future...]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:22:46 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45223&title=construction-completion-date#45223 Construction Completion Date : Here's the link to the full... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45217&title=construction-completion-date#45217 Author: swohio75
Subject: 6051
Posted: Mar 25 2015 at 9:11am

Here's the link to the full presentation with more exterior renderings.

http://www.boarddocs.com/oh/mdcsd/Board.nsf/files/9UPDZ268B61A/$file/03-15-15-MIDDLETOWN-HS-MS-exterior.pdf


]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:11:41 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45217&title=construction-completion-date#45217 Construction Completion Date : Preliminary Image: http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45210&title=construction-completion-date#45210 Author: 409
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Posted: Mar 24 2015 at 5:02pm

Preliminary Image:
]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:02:03 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45210&title=construction-completion-date#45210 Construction Completion Date : MJ:Middletown schools construction... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6051&PID=45209&title=construction-completion-date#45209 Author: 409
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Posted: Mar 24 2015 at 4:59pm

MJ:
Middletown schools construction completion date: 2019
By Rick McCrabb

Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN —
Four years from now, the corner of North Breiel Boulevard and Manchester Road will look totally different and will be the hub for educational and community events, district officials said.

By 2019, Middletown High School is expected to be renovated and a new 135,000-square-foot middle school, located just south of MHS, should be built.

The school projects are estimated to cost $96 million and are being co-funded by Middletown residents who passed a $55 million bond issue and a 0.26-mill permanent improvement levy last year. But that $55 million bond was reduced to $45 million, saving taxpayers $10 million. The rest of the co-funding will come from the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission, said Treasurer Randy Bertram.

George Long, the district’s business manager, made a presentation at Monday night’s school board meeting and when he unveiled drawings of the middle and high schools, he warned they were only “preliminary images.”

Then he added: “Things will change.”

He said after the exterior plans are finalized, district leaders will meet with teachers and staff to get their input on how the interior should be designed. He expects those plans to be finalized by the end of the school year. Ground could be broken one year from now, he said, saying most of the early work will be behind the scenes.

The middle school and sports arena could be open by December 2017, and the high school, two years later, Long said. He said some of the construction will take place during the school year.

The high and middle schools will be separated by 37 feet, but eventually, there will be a connector to make it easier for students to pass from one school to the other, he said. Long said if the schools were connected in the original plans, the district would lose significant funding from the OSFC because it would be considered one project instead of two.

Middletown High School will feature what Long called “learning pods” where students will be instructed by six to eight teachers. The students will remain in their pods for the entire school year, something Long said will create a better learning environment.

There will be major upgrades to the auditorium and music rooms, the art and STEM programs, he said. There will be an area for visitors to be dropped off in front of the performing arts center, and that area will be used during school hours to drop off those students with disabilities, he said.

Most of the renovations will be done to the front of the high school and will create “a complete new look,” Long told board members.

When designing the middle school, Long said, it was important it not be considered “the stepchild of the high school.” Both of the schools will have similar looks, he said, and there will be planters, trees, and picnic tables located throughout the campuses.

With the building of a gymnasium in the middle school, a 2,300-seat arena, and Paul Walker Gym in the high school, there will be three sports facilities on the campus. Long said that will give the district the opportunity to host larger sporting events and generate revenue for the city. There also will be a weight room, wrestling room and track located near the arena and space in the buildings to showcase the school’s athletic and academic accomplishments, Long said.

Long said none of the sports facilities have been named and the district is forming a historical committee to consider potential rights. Long joked that he wouldn’t touch the naming rights issue “with a 10-foot pole.”
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