Construction timeline revealed at Commission Discussion Session

Last night, Dr. Ron Davis presented an update concerning student parking, a timeline of construction and answered commissioners' questions.  Here is a link to the discussion session. It is the first item on the agenda. 02 06 12 Commission Discussion Session

The construction timeline is as follows:
Contractors are localizing. For the remainder of this semester, MOST of the work will be occurring outside of the current high school building.  Construction of the athletic building (on the tennis courts site) and the new science wing (grassy surface in front of the swimming pool) will be the starting point.
Summer and throughout the course of the next school year, work will continue on the athletic building and science wing. SOME of the work will be inside, renovating the Fine Arts Theatre and one floor at a time starting with the sixth floor in Building B.
The next school year should include completion of the Fine Arts Theatre, sixth and fifth floors renovation. Work will continue with renovation of the fourth and third floor.  Demolition of Building C will occur during the 2014-15 school year.

A couple of questions:
When will the asbestos abatement occur? A concerned parent informed me that their child reported that walls are being knocked down and plastic is going up.  Is this going to be another example of hypocrisy like having the students park on Washington Road, Main Entrance, and Jefferson while the adults park on site?

Further in the discussion, several commissioners addressed concerns about on street parking, line painting, and the confusion about whether Horsman Drive will be closed or open. Commissioner Fraasch noticed that a 2010 document said nothing about Horsman Drive closing.

I spoke with a Main Entrance Drive resident who told me that neighbors are gridlocking Main Entrance by parking their cars in front of their houses to block students from parking.  But according to one resident on Main Entrance, a relative of a school official, everything is delightful. Of course.

I find it curious that the athletic building and science buildings are going up first.  If the high school is in such abominable shape, why begin there?  Is it so that when the money runs out, the referendum will be necessary for the kids' safety?  How could we vote no? It is for the kids.