Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Sydney Godfrey with LS3P showed colors and products chosen for interior spaces of the new Hayesville Intermediate School at the Clay County Schools Sub-committee meeting on Friday, Nov. 22.
By Marcia Barnes
Staff Writer
At 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 members of the Hayesville Intermediate School’s Sub-committee met at the Board of Education building to view on-going progress at the construction site for the new school. Sub-committee members attending included Chairman of Clay County Commissioners, Dr. Rob Peck; Debbie Mauney, County Manager and Betty Patton, Finance Director.
Wells and West have been awarded construction of the school and the infancy of Hayesville Intermediate School became a reality following Clay County Schools being chosen for a $52,000,000 non-matching grant.
Charles West, general contractor was present and those from Clay County Commissioners office who oversee the spending of the grant for the construction of the school.
The meeting included several parties connected in some way to the massive project. Dr. Jason Shook, Chairman of the Board of Education; Jonathan Clapp of LS3P; Dr. Tiffany Clapsaddle, Principal of Hayesville Middle School; Shelley Hollingsworth, Chief Financial Officer and Stephen Lyvers, Director of Maintenance.
Superintendent Melissa Godfrey called for a third meeting to present change orders and visit the site. Kelly Luther, job supervisor for Wells and West explained the whys of progress within the confines of the campus site. There are many. Despite underground surprises the school is on schedule.
Change orders to date have a cost savings of $354,306. Demolitions have been held back, a playground canceled for an elementary school for which there is no funding. A great cost-saving for the new school was found in using an existing retention pond on the campus in lieu of a large underground storm water storage system.
Godfrey said that the sub-committee will be called to meet again in a couple of months saying she hopes for more favorable weather for the next site visit.