Guest Column: Providing an update on the LRHS Modernization Project

The high school project is moving forward with no foreseeable delays in starting school.

Landscaping and other work will likely continue after school picks up again, but interior work should be finished with no impact on the back-to-school timeline. In fact, the installation of new furnishings is set to begin August 12. That’s right, new furnishings! We were able to secure State funding that covers nearly all (87%) of the costs.

Like any major project there have been a number of “unforeseeable” issues which have eaten away at the “contingency” funds set aside for this purpose. Even so, it look...