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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The budget estimate is up.  News Flash - this project won't work at $185 million.  Moving the Montessori program and tearing down the Patrick Henry building is now off the table.  Thank god.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/C3YTU478FFA2/$file/CIP%20Work%20Session%204%20Presentation%206-14-2021.pdf

Notably, the cost to renovate the existing CC building for Montessori: "is the equivalent of a full-stand alone elementary school project and does not fit within the target budget."  Cost estimate = $65 million for that aspect of the project alone!

Other key points:
"• Renovation of the existing ACC to support an expanded MPSA requires substantial capital investment.
• If scope associated with the MPSA program is removed from the project, the cost will be substantially closer to the budget."

But, the proposal recommends moving forward with redevelopment of the CC site using the entire $185 million budget.  An actual building plan is due by October 2021.[/quote]

One other point - the CIP presentation acknowledges APS could build a 525 addition to Kenmore for $26.29 million!  (Or a 548 seat addition at Gunston for 65.5 million)

Gunston is the middle school that is going to be most over capacity in the coming decade.  It has a large immersion population.  Why not build a new facility specifically for an immersion middle school?  APS has hinted that is is going to move the Claremont immersion elementary program to Carlin Springs.  If they build a 400-500 seat middle school building on the Kenmore campus, it could benefit from some of the middle school facilities at Kenmore and provide a K-8 one-campus situation for immersion.  Oh, and solve the middle school capacity crisis.

Then just build out Arl Tech at the exisiting CC site for with appropriate facilities for the maximum number of high school students we can afford to accommodate there.  Maybe $125-135 million for Arl Tech / CC and $65 million for Kenmore immersion?[/quote]

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