Gary Waters, Hamilton County Department of Education Assistant Superintendent, outlines the new area of construction for the Red Bank Middle School.Anyone familiar with the sloping hills and softball fields that once sat behind Red Bank High School might be in for a shock.
In their place is a massive work site that’s been leveled off and stripped of vegetation.
“You wouldn’t recognize it,” said Gary Waters, assistant superintendent of auxiliary services for Hamilton County Schools.
Groundwork is currently being completed for a new Red Bank Middle School to replace the 1937 building currently used on Dayton Boulevard. The new 160,000-square-foot building is expected to be completed by August 2013 at a cost of $29.6 million, officials said.
Waters said crews made rapid progress on earthwork, which involved bringing enough dirt to raise the ground level about 20 feet.