Ground Broken on New Birmingham Elementary School in Milton
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Birmingham Elementary School Progress - August 17: Septic Tank Closed and Walls Starting to Go Up
We saw what the inside of the septic tank looked like when it was under construction. This is what the finished product looks like.
The footings and walls are now in progress. This is what I think is near the school entrance. The plumbing has been laid (black pipes sticking up) and the remainder of the footings are being poured. I saw struck by how large the footprint of the school is. Look at the entire photo gallery to get a sense of the scope of the building.
Birmingham Elementary School Progress - August 1: Giant Septic Tank Dug, Formed and Poured
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Have you ever wondered what a septic system looked like that was designed to handle the physical by-product of 850 Kindergarten through Fifth Graders? Well, feast your eyes. Here are pictures of the main tank as it is formed, reinforced with rebar and poured with concrete. It consists of two chambers, each about 30 feet long about 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
I’m not sure the total daily waste that the system is designed to handle, but everything is going to come out that little blue pipe on the end of the tank and flow to the drain field.
Birmingham Elementary School Progress - July 19: Fulton County Schools Sign goes up and Big Time dirt work continues
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Birmingham Elementary School Progress - July 9: Trees Gone on North Side
Trees on the north side of the property became mulch in the matter of about two days. This is where the septic field is going to be.
This is a picture of the southwest corner of the property where trees remain. This area is the lowest on the property; I’m not sure what is going to become of it but it looks like they have some sort of drive cut through it. I hope they keep the trees here, as it makes the area look much nicer.
Birmingham Elementary School Progress - June 24: Materials Arriving
No doubt construction has commenced now. The big galvanized drain pipes have arrived and earth moving is happening every day. I walked the entire site the other day and it is much more elevated than it appears from the street, a nice gentle rise that many motocross riders are apparently going to miss from the telltale tracks left behind. The place where the school will go will have a nice view to the west.
Birmingham Elementary School Progress - June 15: Porta-potty onsite
I thought it might be fun to follow the progress of the new school with photographs. My attempt will be to take a picture each week to document the construction.It has been two weeks since initial sign of ground breaking. Since then they have managed to spread the pile of gravel at the entrance, deliver the porta-potty and add some earth moving equipment. The new equipment hasn’t moved in a number of days, though.
Birmingham Elementary School Progress - June 1: Ground Broken
Finally, dirt has been moved. Not a lot of dirt, but there is sign now that construction of the new elementary school on Birmingham Highway and Wood Road is proceeding. Apparently the delay - construction had been slated to start last January - was in obtaining the land disturbance permit from the City of Milton.
The school is still scheduled to open in the Fall, 2009. Redistricting meetings will not start until late Fall or early Winter this year.
One design characteristic that The City of Milton was able to impose was the inclusion of a four-rail horse fence, which is so commonly seen in Milton, around the school property to make it blend in better with the surrounding properties.
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