A renovation and expansion of McHarg Elementary School is one of several projects on the wish list for facilities for Radford City schools. The board will prioritize several projects during a meeting on Friday afternoon in preparation for a joint meeting with Radford City Council on Monday.
Heather Bell
RADFORD – The Radford City School Board is planning a meeting for Friday, Feb. 8 to discuss the district’s top facility needs.
The board plans to meet at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at the school board office to decide what the facility priorities are for the near future in preparation for a joint meeting between the board and city council set for Monday, Feb. 11 at 5:45 p.m.
One of the projects on the list is a renovation and expansion of McHarg Elementary School. The board recently approved an expenditure to move the project forward in the planning stage.
“The $12,456 [recently approved] will provide Radford City Public Schools with professional architecture and engineering services for the Preliminary Architecture Report (PAR) for renovations and additions to McHarg Elementary School,” said Superintendent Robert Graham.
The McHarg renovation and expansion project is estimated to cost $11,409,381
Other projects on the list include:
Radford High School Stadium Lighting Replacement: $402,800
- Dalton Intermediate School Active Learning Classrooms: $400,000
Radford High School Renovation of Gym and Locker Rooms: $1,264,328
Radford High School Labs & Facelift: $7,535,882
Radford High School Football/ Soccer Stadium and Concessions/ Restrooms and Multi-Purpose Field: $2,952,166
Innovation Center (New): $6,300,000
Monday’s joint meeting between the school board and city council will be held in council chambers
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Summer 2019 | 4-6 months | |
| Oct-18 | Summer 2020 | 3 months | |
| Jul-19 | Summer 2020 | 8-10 months | |
| McHarg Elementary
Renovation & Addition |
Mar-19 | Summer 2021 | 2.5 years |
| Jul-20 | Summer 2021 | 1.5 years | |
| Sep-20 | Fall 2019 | 8-12 months | |
| Jan-19 | Total: | 14-16 months |