Project Description
The new school is designed for 375 students and a staff of 50.

The project is under construction following an arduous permitting challenge of “vernal pools” and attendant habitat.  The project includes:

• Wastewater pretreatment to extend the life of the on-site wastewater disposal field.
• Water quality measures to comply with the November 2005 Maine Department of Environmental Protection rules.
• Two oversized athletic fields.
• Site design elements that incorporate LEEDS principles.
  

DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc. was engaged by PDT Architects to assist in site selection, permitting, and site design for a new elementary school in MSAD #21. Opportunities for siting the school were limited by the area topography that is principally river valley floodplains, a small upland terrace, and near mountain terrain. A forested site and former borrow pit requiring acquisition from three property owners was selected to site the school.

The site has a historic past with Indian trails, a mica mine, and a rake factory, all of interest to the Maine Historical Preservation Commission.

References :

Dr. Thomas J. Ward, MSAD #21
(207) 562-7254

Wendy Mahaney
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(207) 657-4977

Lyndon Keck, Architect
PDT Architects
(207) 775-105