No official groundbreaking date set

ADAMS TWP — After finances caused a delay earlier this year, the Mars Area School Board moved forward with a multimillion dollar renovation that will transform the district’s elementary school.

Board members during a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, unanimously voted to award a series of contracts related to the project based on recommendations from project managers Thomas & Williamson.

The awards included construction contracts for general construction, roofing, food service equipment, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC and electrical.

The combined value of all contract awards totals just under $21.4 million, with Thomas Construction’s general construction contract accounting for about $14.2 million of that number.

Those figures are a far cry from what was o

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