School board votes to include amenities when Grand Terrace High School opens
Grand Terrace High School will have all amenities in place when it opens, but the completion date remains uncertain.
The Colton Joint Unified school board decided Thursday evening to approve construction of a stadium, pool and other components that were originally slated to be added after Grand Terrace High School opened to students.
The completion date of the project, currently capped at a $22million budget including contingency allowances, will be determined after a meeting of the district facilities committee. The date for that meeting has not been set.
The ability to open with a completed campus rather than phasing in additional projects is the silver lining to Vanir Construction's earlier announcement that the school will not be ready for classes at the beginning of the 2012 school year as originally planned, said Kent Taylor, a school board member whose district includes Grand Terrace.
"It'll be an entire school year delay, and with that you have the chance to not only phase in but actually complete some of the projects that need to be finished," Taylor said.
The important thing is getting the campus open as soon as possible, Taylor said.
"It's unfortunate that there is a delay," he said, "and my emphasis is getting it opened as soon as possible because it's going to be good for students not only in Grand Terrace but in the Colton area."
