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You’ll want to sit down for this one…

Installation of new seats in the Auditorium and Lecture Hall

The SBC held it’s pre-Town Meeting public forum on Wednesday evening. Click here to watch the presentation (about 15 minutes long) and here to see the slide deck.

After the forum, the SBC held its regular monthly meeting. Highlights of progress include:

  • Installation of the new seats in the Auditorium and Lecture Hall!
  • Eversource is completing the connection of the main power line which will allow the HVAC system to begin start-up
  • Window installation continues
  • Interior finishes are being completed throughout the building
  • Teachers have begun touring the renovated building and planning for their move back in to the middle school!
  • Presentation to the SBC is here

TOWN MEETING IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 15th @ 9:30am!

  • Check-in begins at 8:30am
  • Please bring the Town Meeting materials that were mailed to you. Prefer them electronically? Visit https://www.lincolntown.org/1241/2021-Annual-Town-Meeting
  • Town meeting is anticipated to last about 3 hours. Visit the same web page as above for an overview of Town Meeting logistics.

TONIGHT: SBC Project Update!

School building project forum January 2013

Unlike the photo above, the forum will not be in person in the Reed Gym. It will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 12th from 6:30 – 7:00pm. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqdu6prT0sHNeDkXEOuJLrGIvcQuz8nMVu

Want a sneak peek at how the Reed Gym renovation is progressing? Click here.

Happy Town Meeting Week!

Some Key Dates This Week:

  • Tuesday, May 11th @ 7:30pm: Finance Committee FY22 Budget Q&A
  • Wednesday, May 12th @ 6:30pm: SBC Public Forum re: Project Update, register here.
  • Wednesday, May 12th @ 7:00pm: SBC Monthly Meeting
  • SATURDAY, MAY 15TH @ 9:30AM: TOWN MEETING! (In person, in the Hartwell Parking Lot)

The meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday are virtual. To get links and LOTS of information about Town Meeting, visit https://www.lincolntown.org/1241/2021-Annual-Town-Meeting

Just for Fun! Click the image below to see what the project looked like about a year ago in June 2020!

SBC Public Forum on May 12th

Installation of new Auditorium divider

In preparation for Town Meeting, the SBC will hold a public forum on Wednesday, May 12th at 6:30pm, prior to the committee’s regular monthly meeting at 7:00pm. To register for the public forum, please click: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqdu6prT0sHNeDkXEOuJLrGIvcQuz8nMVu

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

How it’s going…where it will end!

Phase 1 of the Lincoln School renovation is getting to the point where we can really envision the results! Below are comparisons that show current construction photos of the Dining Commons, new Reed connector, and the Auditorium versus renderings of the finished products. 

The SBC met last Wednesday, click here to see the project update slides.

Dining Commons, facing east
Connection between Reed Gym and Auditorium
Auditorium

Town Meeting is on Saturday, May 15th @9:30am under the tent in the Hartwell parking lot.  The SBC will give a project update and answer questions at a virtual public forum on Wednesday, May 12th @ 6:30pm (prior to the regular SBC meeting at 7:00pm).  Register for the public forum here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqdu6prT0sHNeDkXEOuJLrGIvcQuz8nMVu  

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

What once seemed like “pi” in the sky…

…is now imaginable! We are on schedule to welcome faculty and students to a renovated Middle School in September!

Last week’s warmer days meant melted snow and the ability to get the roofing schedule back on track. As with most aspects of the project, the work moves from west to east, starting with Building D, the Dining Commons. The same is true on the interior, where finishes such as ceiling tiles, wall tiles, light fixtures, and flooring are progressing through the building. Check out the March photo gallery!

As we learned at the SBC meeting, part of getting ready for the fall is planning the transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the project. Although the target date for the end of Phase 1 is June 22, it will really be a whole series of events that will need to occur before teachers and students are ready to start the school year. Click here for the slide deck presented at the March 10th meeting.

Happy Pi Day, everyone!

Up in the clouds…

This photo is of the refurbished “clouds” being rehung in the Auditorium. What looks like the floor is actually the scaffolding needed to work safely this high up!

The SBC meets virtually on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00pm. Click here for the agenda and further information.

Just for fun: In the February 14th blog post, we mentioned the new Auditorium beams that were put in place through slots in the roof. Click here to see a video of the beams being lifted into place. The cuts in the roof are visible.

At the heart of this project…

…is our project team’s creativity and dedication.

We’ve said all along that this is a complex renovation, and at this week’s School Building Committee meeting we were reminded of the creative problem-solving and long hours it takes to make the project happen:

  • How do you install large beams in an existing structure? To meet code, the Auditorium required installation of new structural steel beams. To do this, Consigli figured out how to cut slots through the roof of the Auditorium so that the beams could be lowered in to place. Afterwards, the sections of roof were replaced and will by sealed by the new roof membrane.
  • 2:00am? Some residents noticed that there was activity at the school in the wee hours of the morning one night. Turns out it was the “finishers” on site when the new slab in H Building (the new connector between the auditorium and the gym) was placed.  As Consigli explained, “When you place slabs you have to wait until the concrete sets up before you can finish the slab to get the smooth surface.  Sometimes, especially this time of year, it takes a couple of hours for the slab to set up.  After the slab is finished, the slab has to be saw cut to help prevent/control cracking of the slab.“ 

Below is a photo of the slab in the new connector. Click here to see other recent project photos and here to see the slide deck from the SBC meeting.