Final Phase of Coming Home Expansion to Begin

In preparation for the construction of the new School at Springbrook playground and bike paths, demolition of the Loomis Training Center has begun today, Friday, May 11. The demolition of the building will take approximately one week, with the site cleared by next Friday, May 18. Work on the new playground will begin immediately thereafter—with the playground tentatively scheduled for completion by the end of June. Please use caution around the demolition site.

Erected in the mid-1960s, the Loomis Training Center has served multiple purposes throughout the years, including use as a site for administrative offices and new employee training. As was discussed in Springbrook's Executive Presentations in January, the need of the organization have outgrown the building, making the nearly $100,000 of maintenance it would require over the next 12 months an unnecessary financial responsibility given the opportunities presented with acquisition of the Oneonta Campus (former St. Mary's School building).

The Springbrook Facilities Department has diligently removed all usable items from the building, including all usable architectural elements. These items will be stored for future use—no items will be made available to employees or the public.

We are excited about beginning this next and final phase of the Coming Home Expansion and look forward to beautiful summer afternoons enjoying our new playground and paths!

For questions regarding the demolition, please email Tom Ford, Director of Facilities, at fordt@springbrookny.org.

Construction on the Coming Home projects has nearly finished! Here are the latest changes at Springbrook:
• The 3 new residences for the Golisano School Program are complete. They were turned over to Springbrook on Sept 1, 2011
• The Golisano School addition to the School at Springbrook was completed and turned over on Oct 29, 2011
• Renovations to the gymnasium and cafeteria are about 50% complete with a scheduled turnover of March 2012
• The infrastructure portion of the project was completed in July 2011
• Site contractor, ZMK, has pulled off the job until spring, having completed all but two scheduled projects

Roadway Update

Starting Tuesday, May 3, 2011 ZMK will be excavating parallel to RT. 28 in front of the Admin. Dutton E.I. and Menhart buildings for water and waste. They are fencing the areas as they go. Please exercise caution if you are near the work zone

New Gym Roof Takes Form

The progress on the new gym has been impressive over the last few weeks! The roof is beginning to take form. Take a look for yourself!

New Community Home

The main campus isn't the only place you'll find construction this year. We have a new community home being built in Oneonta! The foundation went in today, courtesy of Upstate Construction Paving.

Construction Parking Update: April 18, 2011

Due to the nature of the expansion project, some of the parking lots and roadways on Springbrook's Main Campus will be closed from time to time during construction. On Monday, April 18, 2011 the east side of the school parking lot (closest to Route 44) will be fenced off. The temporary lot at the Loomis Center is now available for education staff only. See the map bellow for details.

Playground Research Group

Earlier this week, Springbrook’s Playground Research Group was out testing different types of playground equipment for the New Golisano School. Do you think the Playground Research Group will be able to stop “researching” after the equipment is installed on campus?