CCHS Traffic, Parking Changes Take Effect Today

Morning drop-off, afternoon pick-up and parking are all affected as site work begins on the Concord-Carlisle High School building project.

  It’s been a rocky road to get here, but site work has begun on the Concord-Carlisle High School building project. In a communication to the community, CCHS Principal Peter Badalament explained the start of site work, while an exciting development, would result in “some changes to daily life” on campus, with new patterns for traffic and parking taking effect today, Feb. 25. The letter, which was sent home to parents prior to February vacation, can be read in full by clicking the PDF posted to your right, and is also available on the CCHS Building Committee’s website. “The most significant change that will impact you as parents is the way in which you pick-up, drop-off and park,” Badalament wrote, before laying out the changes. “While some…

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CCHS Building Committee Says 'No' to Keeping Bus Depot

Keeping the bus depot would be too costly, the committee says.

The Concord-Carlisle Building Committee on Wednesday said “No” to building around an on-site bus depot, which would allow the district’s transportation department to operate there. A week after it voted unanimously to allocate no more than $50,000 to study the possibility of keeping the bus depot on site, the CCHS Building Committee decided it would be too costly to design around the bus depot in terms of dollars and the potential impact on getting the project back in position for state reimbursement. According to the presentations on Wednesday, Sept. 12, demolition of the bus depot was presumed in the already over-budget project costs, and potential expenses accrued through altering the design plans would have had to be absorbed by the …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 12

CCHS Building Committee, news about the buses, a book group and more today in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Committee Meets at 5 p.m. Tonight at Concord-Carlisle High School and its agenda includes a schedule update and the bus depot study results and discussion. 2. Also at 5 p.m. at the CCHS Library will be a joint School Committee meeting, and their agenda includes a response to the RFP for bus parking rentals and a vote to to approve School Bus & Vehicle Parking RFP – Bid Award.   3. Book Discussion: Rohr's Breathing Under Water: Sharon Dickinson will lead a book discussion group focusing on Richard Rohr's book Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps. at 7 p.m. this evening at Trinity Episcopal Church. 4. Like Us on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Concord Patch on Facebook. Over …

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