Following a second round of construction bids, renovations for the Hindley, Holmes and Royle elementary schools are now expected to cost closer to $100 million, up from the $82,250,000 originally allocated for the project. The renovations call for an overhaul of the three schools that would remove all portable classrooms and bring in new classroom wings, libraries and playgrounds. Based on the latest construction estimates, revealed in a Dec. 6 meeting, the HHR Building Committee will have to go before the town to request additional funds for all three schools. The committee is expected to vote on final appropriations for the three schools on Wednesday night. The project has been delayed twice, first by a month to include additional design work and then nearly a full year following a round of construction bids that came back at higher-than-anticipated costs. Under the current timeline, the project would be underway in June 2024 and be completed in August 2026.
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