Referendum Project Updates

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Southern Door County School District:
Referendum Project Updates

  • Project Update #2:  Coming Soon!

Statement from Tony Klaubauf,
Interim Superintendent of Southern Door County School District

The parking lot and renovations were completed over summer. Students and staff are enjoying the interior renovations, and the visitors and families are enjoying the additional parking availability. The next phase of the project has begun. The excavation and preparatory work is underway for the multipurpose addition to the high school. 

Although it is exciting to have some work completed and the large project proceeding, there have been some challenges and tough decisions that had to be made during the summer.  The decision to remove components of the project, like the greenhouse and bus garage, was a necessary step due to unforeseen costs from inflation and the replacement of the elderly septic system.  The septic system replacement was recommended due to concern that the system is already older than the recommended lifespan of 30 years. The goal is to have a new system that will last many years into the future.

We are exploring funding options to build the greenhouse, which include utilizing any referendum money remaining in contingency after project completion.  The Southern Door School Board and Administration, Miron Construction, and Bray Architects all know how important this is for the community, and will work together to conserve as much as we can to put towards the greenhouse.  We will provide more information on these efforts as construction progresses.

We thank everyone for their support and understanding.

Tony Klaubauf
Interim Superintendent

Map of New Construction and Renovationis Updated August 2023
Since passing the $14.9M referendum on November 8, 2022, we’ve been hard at work
on the approved projects. Here’s what has been completed since breaking ground on
June 28, 2023:

- Demolition and relocation of District Office
- Expansion of parking lot to create an additional 75 parking spaces
- Educational classroom improvements: 
  1) Elementary and middle school art room
  2) High school family and consumer science room

SD Board of Education and Student Representatives at Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 28, 2023
SD Board of Education and Student Representatives at Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 28, 2023
SD Administrative team at Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 28, 2023
SD Administrative team at Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 28, 2023
Completed SD Parking Lot ExpansionCompleted SD Parking Lot Expansion

Completed SD Parking Lot ExpansionCompleted SD Parking Lot Expansion
Completed (new) art room
Completed Art Room

Completed art room
Completed Art Room

Completed district office
Completed District Office

Completed Family and Consumer Sciences Room
Completed Family and Consumer Sciences Room

Here’s what is happening at Southern Door:
• Dirt is moving! Our partners at Miron Construction are hard at work grading the
ground in preparation for the multipurpose facility addition.
• The crew will begin digging for the concrete foundations in October.
• Masonry walls will start going up in November.
• By December, you will be seeing structural steel walls going up—they will be
visible from the highway!
• The aging septic system is in the process of being replaced.

Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.
Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.

Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.
Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.

Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.
Earthwork and grading in preparation for SD Multipurpose facility addition.
Design and Construction Schedule