Paul Natoli, Joseph A. Natoli Const. Corp., Mary Fengya, SCC, Adekunle James, Business Adminstrator/Brd. Sec., Maxi McCrimmon, Community Member, Arthur Griffa, Orange Board of Ed. Pres., Councilman Allen Barnhardt, Gwyndolyn Blakely, Former Board Pres., Councilwoman Tinsy Eason, Reverend Reginald Jackson, Michael Cohn, Former Asst. Superintendent, Mayor Mims Hackett, Jr.

Construction Underway for New Main Street Elementary School

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Takes Place in the
City of Orange

Orange, NJ (December 2002) - Construction is underway for the new Main Street Elementary School in the City of Orange. SCC joined School Board President, Arthur Griffa, members of the Orange City Board of Education, the local community, and Mayor Mims Hackett, Jr. for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new facility.

Adekunle James, Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mary Fengya, SCC Design & Construction

The new elementary school, financed by the State of New Jersey and constructed by the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), will serve 625 students K-8th grade. The 123,768 SF facility was designed by Yezzi Associates and has a construction cost estimate of $17.8 million. The facility will include 26 classrooms, 4 special education classrooms, administration offices, gymnasium, cafeteria, 2 media centers, 4 small group instruction classrooms, 2 computer classroom labs, technology lab, science lab, art room and music/choral rooms. This new school facility will be located next to the existing Central Elementary School. The two facilities will be linked together by a single corridor and will share space. Central Elementary School will share Main Street's new cafeteria, and Main Street will share Central Elementary School's impressive auditorium.

SCC is proud to partner with the Orange School District in the development of this wonderful project. SCC will work closely with them, our project manager, Don Todd Associates, and with the general contractor, Joseph A. Natoli Construction Corporation to construct a beautiful building made of high quality construction that the City of Orange will take pride in for generations to come. Classes at Main Street Elementary School are schedule to begin September 2005.

Under the Educational Facilities and Construction and Financing Act, the EDA and its subsidiary, the NJ Schools Construction Corporation is responsible for the construction and financing for school construction in the State's 30 Abbott districts, following approval by the New Jersey Department of Education.

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