The New Richmond High School is receiving a much needed and long overdue face lift.
The New Richmond Board of Education passed a resolution commencing with the $2.274 million repair/renovation project in December. At a special meeting Jan. 25, the board approved the final estimated price tag and awarded the contracts to the following three companies.
The general contracting contract was awarded to R.J. Belschel, the ventilator and mechanical work involved was awarded to Quality Mechanicals, and the Sidewinder Electric Company was awarded the electrical contract work.
“This is going to be a significant and major project,” said superintendent Tom Durbin. “The front of the high school (which was built in 1965) is in serious need of repairs. There are many things that are happening. There is water running down in between the walls that you can hear when it rains. This moisture is leaking out, running down the windows, and causing the deterioration of the metal brackets that secure the school’s windows in place.”