As of April 8th, the following Town Committees have unanimously endorsed the project: Select Board School Committee Finance Committee Capital Planning Committee Permanent Town Building Committee Clean Energy Future Committee Sustainable Arlington This spring, AHS Building Committee members are meeting with numerous Town Committees to present information, answer questions and gather feedback. View the presentation given to the Select Board …

Read the latest news in our March e-Bulletin:– Town Committee endorsements– Senior Center event 4/9– Town Meeting Member event 4/9– latest blogs Sign-up to receive our Bulletin at www.ahsbuilding.org/connect-with-us

Our latest Ponderings Blog “Cost: The Big Picture” gives a big picture view of what contributes to the overall cost of the new high school. There are three primary drivers that must be considered: High Schools are costly The Boston area construction market is expensive Arlington High School has specific factors that increase its cost above a typical high school …

All Town Meeting Members and candidates are invited to tour AHS and attend an information session with Building Committee leaders. Two dates have been scheduled and participants need only attend one night and may also opt to come just for the tour or the information session: Monday March 25: 7-8pm Tours (lobby), 8-9pm Information Session (Old Hall) Tuesday, April 9: …

As of 3/22/19, the following Town Committees have unanimously endorsed the project: Finance Committee Capital Planning Committee Permanent Town Building Committee Clean Energy Future Committee During the month of March, AHS Building Committee members will continue meeting with numerous Town Committees to present information, answer questions and gather feedback. A schedule can be found here.

Throughout the project, the Building Committee has been mindful of the financial impact of the project on today’s taxpayers, while planning a school that will serve the town for the next century. The Committee has explored multiple ways to reduce the cost of the project, all resulting in a lower project cost to taxpayers. Our latest Ponderings blog: Cost cutting …

Read the latest in the February ‘AHS Building Project Bulletin‘.  In this issue: Project Budget Finalized Updated Exterior Design Cost Resources Subscribe to receive these occasional Bulletins and stay up-to-date on this complex project.

As the project nears the end of the Schematic Design phase, the Building Committee has spent the past few weeks reviewing refined cost estimates and discussing adjustments to the project budget. At the February 5 meeting, the Building Committee voted unanimously on a proposed project budget of $291M, a $17M reduction from the preliminary estimate of $308M last summer. Read …

At its January 22nd meeting, the Building Committee voted to use the Parmenter School only as a temporary location for Menotomy Preschool during construction of AHS and not for permanent relocation of either the preschool or the district administration offices. Read more about the analysis that was performed and a summary of the discussion in our latest Ponderings blog post: …

Missed the January 14th Schematic Design & Cost forum? We’ve provided materials here. Presentation: Project overview, Schematic Design update (exterior facade, site), Sustainability update, Cost decisions, Town office location considerations, High School benchmark analysis, estimated taxpayer impact and more ACMi replay