The $49.5 million planned renovation of the city’s middle school reached a major milestone this week with site development plan approval from the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission. Portions of the phased project are expected to go out to bid as early as this month. Plans call for demolition of an older portion of the school that was built in the 1930s and part of the former Chapman Technical High School building. The approved plan is part of an estimated $165 million overhaul of both Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School and New London High School to support the district’s burgeoning magnet school programs. The $108 million renovation of New London High School, while delayed several years, is now underway with an addition under construction. The project, slated for completion in 2023, also now is within budget following work to value engineer the initial project bids.
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