Bond Construction Updates

Construction Progress

The Grandville Education Center on Fairlanes is now open. It houses preschool and daycare programs as well as Pathways. A second expansion of this space took place in 2021-22.
Air conditioning has been installed in all remaining elementary buildings.
The high school pool received cosmetic updates and improved electrical and mechanical systems.
Construction of our new middle school and robotics center is complete. Grandville Middle School and the Robotics Competition Center that is connected to it both opened in August 2023 at 4900 Canal Ave. SW.
Renovations for the 5-6 building (the former middle school) have begun. It will open as a 5-6 building in fall 2024 for the 2024-25 school year. Community Education will also be headquartered here.
Other upgrades, including bus garage upgrades and safety and security upgrades, are also underway.

Our construction management partner, Owen Ames Kimball, will update this design and construction blog periodically if you'd like to see photos of changes in the district. You can also follow our bond construction Facebook page.

7-8 Building Site Plan

The site plan below was presented by GMB Architects & Engineers to the Board of Education on Oct. 5, 2020.

Downloadable PDF of site plan below

Q-&-A with Neighboring Property Owners

We are happy to answer any questions neighbors might have about construction. Click on each question below to reveal the answer from our Q-&-A with neighboring property owners.

GMB mentioned the tree line you are saving is 25 feet. It is more like 40 feet. I hope you can leave the trees that form such a nice border for the property owners.

Will there be a path from Brookcrest to access the fields? If so, people will park on Brookcrest to get to the fields. I do think you need to provide additional parking along the practice field and softball field, so people do not park in the neighborhood.

Are the fields going to be lit?

Will you consider putting a privacy fence behind the houses along Windybrook?

When will this project begin?

I would prefer not to have restrooms by the softball field. That is nothing but a problem for the school and the neighborhood. During the season the fields are used, place two portable toilets by the fields. I would prefer none but really don't want to have permanent restrooms in my backyard.