Pages

▼

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Shorecrest portables demolished in preparation for new gym

Photo by Jerry Pickard

Updated 7-21-2011

The old portable classrooms at Shorecrest have been demolished in preparation for new school construction.

On Friday, July 8, 2011, Stage 1 demolition started at Shorecrest High School. At 7:00 am the first building came down and by the end of the day fourteen of sixteen portables had been demolished. Two more portables and the old "H" unit remain to be demolished before construction of the new Gym can begin.

The existing portables were in poor condition and not suitable to be moved to the site of the temporary classrooms. The temporary classrooms along 25th are for temporary use during the rebuilding of Shorecrest and will be removed when the new academic building is ready.


at

2 comments:

  1. Evan SmithJuly 16, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Why demolish the portables? Why not keep them for a time when they may be needed at schools that may be overcrowded in the future?
    Isn't that why they build portables?

    ReplyDelete
  2. DKHJuly 21, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    They have been in use for some time and were not in good enough shape to move. Portables are not intended for long-term use and these were past their useful life. The story has been updated.

    ReplyDelete

We encourage the thoughtful sharing of information and ideas. We expect comments to be civil and respectful, with no personal attacks or offensive language. We reserve the right to delete any comment.