After several years of planning and several months of design work on paper, the project of expansion and renovation at St. Joseph's is about to enter the visible phase of on site work.  On Tuesday, February 23, the job site trailer was delivered and placed in the parking lot south of the school.  The same week, a new procedure for picking up students after school was implemented.  (Thank you to all drivers for your patience in engaging in the new format!)  On Monday, March 1, the LAW Company will be on site with excavation equipment to be grading and foundation work in the former playground area and in what will become the site of the new activity center and wing of classrooms.

Heading up the work for the LAW Company will be job superintendent Terry Winn.  Terry brings with him a wealth of experience in overseeing jobs that take place in church and school environments.  In construction planning meetings, he has made it evident that the safety and well-being of persons who will be near the construction work, namely school children, faculty and staff, comes first.  Terry will become a familiar face around St. Joseph's as the fifteen month project gets off the ground.

The following is what may be expected to occur in this first week of construction activity:

Monday, the earthwork in the new classroom and activity room area west of the current school will commence. This will continue for the next couple of weeks. Also, on Monday, the foundation plates for the precast walls will be delivered.

On Wednesday, March 3, the construction perimeter fencing will begin to be erected, and that work should be completed on Thursday. We will not be fencing off The area around the site of the new adoration chapel and bell tower will not be fenced off until after the ground breaking ceremony on Sunday, March 7.  Thursday and Friday will see the delivery of foundation rebar.

From this point on, for the most part, Terry will be on site full time.  If you cross paths with him, or other members of the LAW Company construction crew, extend a greeting and warm hospitality.