The work related to moving forward with the $10 million Prop A bond project is well underway, but community members won’t see any construction taking place when Warren County R-III School District classes begin on Aug. 11.Superintendent Jim Chandler says there won’t be any physical changes to the district’s buildings until the second semester.“You won’t start seeing any of the physical pieces until late winter, as we expect the final bids to go out at the end of October,” said Chandler. “Until then, we’ve got to make sure everything is exactly the way we want it.”Architects from Hoener Associates have been surveying the district and talking with building administrators to gain their perspective on what would best suit the district’s needs in terms of specific details. The bond project includes security, technology and HVAC upgrades, as well as the addition of a multipurpose athletic facility at the high school. The beginning construction will center around improving or renovating the security vestibules at the entrances to the school buildings.Hoener representative Mark Ruether presented a time line to the R-III board during its monthly meeting on July 14 indicating that the site planning at each location was on schedule. Board Vice President John Clinger joined the architectural team in visiting the schools to give the board a better insight on the process.Chandler says much of the work at this time involves assuring that cost assessments and the specific details are correct. He says simply passing the bond project does not mean immediate construction but rather the OK to move on with the planning process.“When you’re going through the legal aspect, you have to make sure you have every project lined out,” said Chandler. “Once we get those bids back in, the board will have to approve the final bids and process. We have to make sure we follow procedure all the way through.”With the project restricted around that $10 million figure, Chandler says its critical to make sure the proper planning and delegating of funds is done accurately.“We want to bring in the engineers and plumbers to make sure we’re not missing anything related to technical aspects,” said Chandler. “We don’t want to get into the projects and have any major surprises.”School bond