New Albany, OH

School transportation facility construction & parkland acquisition approved — Beech Rd

Approved Jul 21 · confirmed in minutes

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Council authorized the City Manager to execute agreements with the New Albany-Plain Local School District to lease an 8-acre city-owned parcel on Beech Road for the construction of a new transportation facility. In exchange, the city will acquire the school district's current transportation center for parkland development. The existing bus garage site will require fuel tank removal and cleanup.

What happened

Council approved an agreement for the New Albany-Plain Local School District to lease an 8-acre parcel on Beech Road from the city for a new transportation facility. The city will acquire the district's current transportation center to develop as parkland. The existing bus garage site requires fuel tank removal and cleanup.

Why it matters

This means a new transportation facility will be built (gc.commercial, sitework.excavation, concrete.foundations, envelope.roofing, site.paving for parking/bus routes). The old site will require specialty.abatement for fuel tank removal and site.landscaping for park development. New utility connections (underground.water_sewer, electrical.commercial) will be needed for the new facility.

Timing

The lease agreement and acquisition are approved, contingent on an MOU which is expected to be finalized in 3-4 weeks. Construction could begin once the MOU is executed and detailed designs/permits are secured, likely within 6-12 months.

Source: newalbanyohio.org