What’s happening with the fencing and the dumpsters?
We now have a construction fence around the building to help us avoid construction equipment and stay safe. The trailer for the construction offices arrived and was assembled at the south end of the building.
The construction crew is now preparing the interior of the building for the reconfigured learning commons space. Much of this work involves removing materials, and sometimes walls, that will be replaced or not needed in the changed building. The dumpsters on the east side of the building are for those materials. For example, as much as we all liked the bright orange carpeting on the third floor — or not — it will be removed. Parts of the electrical system in the building, including lights and outlet locations, will be different in the new building, so the old fixtures are being removed. Please be assured that we are recycling as much of this material as possible.
- Fencing around the Alma College Library, soon to be the Learning Commons, is pictured in this February 2022 photo.