Hamilton Middle School Project Update

Hamilton's Renovation

Hamilton Question & Answer Session
Thursday, July 24th, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln High School building, (4400 Interlake Avenue North)

Coming up in July

Now that Hamilton has moved into its temporary home at the Lincoln High School building, the contractor will take over the school site. Beginning in July temporary jobsite offices will be set up at the back of the building, security fencing will be installed (along with beginning 24-hour security), and noise-monitoring equipment will be installed at the perimeter of the site. The most visible early change will be the removal of the existing windows to an offsite location where they will be rebuilt before they are reinstalled - all or most of the window openings will be covered in plywood during construction.

The Hamilton project manager will hold a question-and-answer session Thursday, July 24th starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln High School building, (4400 Interlake Avenue North) ? please come and bring your questions about the construction project. Feel free to just drop in for a specific question, if you'd like - the project manager will be available until 8:00 p.m.

June held . . . one really big hug

On June 13th Hamilton staff and students linked arms around the school for a big hug goodbye. About 600 people linked arms around the building, an event memorialized in an aerial photograph taken using a remote-controlled camera held aloft by a helium-filled blimp. A photograph from the same location will be taken once each month during construction as part of the construction records.

Also, King County Health inspectors have toured the building to confirm that there is no existing rodent population in the building (and therefore no reason for concern that there could be rodents leaving the building when the demolition work begins). But, as an additional precaution, Seattle Public Schools is maintaining bait traps throughout the building.

August and after. . .

Salvageable items will be removed from the building by the contractor prior to beginning demolition. Part of the rear of the building will be removed, and all of the interior walls and finishes will be removed. The primary route for traffic into and out of the project site is expected to be north 42nd Street to Wallingford Avenue. Emergency contact information for the contractor and Seattle Public Schools will be posted on the site and provided to near neighbors.