News
New Residence Hall Rising
Posted 5/20/2010
With phase one of the project nearly complete, the construction of a new parking lot, work on the new residence hall has begun. The new parking lot on the corner of Pratt and Cherry streets is already in use, with minimal finishing touches needed. The sidewalks for Barclay Park should be completed this week. Several areas have been set aside for landscaping, which will be completed later this spring.Work on grading and site preparation for the new residence hall started in late March. President Herb Frazier said, “this new project will allow us to bring all resident hall students on campus.” This year three off-campus facilities were used to house the overflow of male students. President Frazier continued “we anticipate enrollment to continue to climb, prompting the need for this building now.” Crossland construction has been selected as the general contractor for the residence hall. A 62 bed, two story facility is planned. Tad Johnson, Project Manager for Crossland, commented on the project, “We are privileged to be a part of this project! We consider it an honor to partner with Barclay College and construct a facility that will have a lifelong impact to the campus. While construction has just started, we can hardly wait to turn this over to the school and witness the long term benefits this project will bring.” Johnson is hopeful the project will be completed by Mid-August in time for students to move in.
Due to the wet spring in Haviland suitable fill dirt was difficult to find for the grading of the residence hall. The Lord led administrators to using soil from the parking lot behind Phillips Hall, which removed the need for a retaining wall for the new parking area, saving the college considerable expense. Please pray for a speedy and quality completion of this project. Photos of the process are included on page 2 of this month’s Bulletin.