Well, the foundation walls are in place and the plumbers have been working to put in all of the underground pipes and tubes they need to before the concrete slab is poured. The process of hooking the school into the sewer is also underway, and, as with all construction projects, there have been a few unanticipated discoveries! Today while trenching for the sewer main, the excavator discovered a water line that feeds our school, as well as the houses to the north and south of our building. Fortunately he didn't break it with the excavator because the shut-off valve at the street was filled with rocks - probably curious kiddos dropping them down the tube! There would have been a nice lake in our parking lot if it would have been broken, and a challenge to get shut off! To make a long story short, they had to switch gears, and plan to have a main line shut off to put in a different valve, and then put in new shut-offs for each separate property which will be good for the long run, but a bit of a pain tomorrow. Once all repairs are made, they can proceed as planned and get the existing and new lines all tied to Missoula city sewer - that'll be a good thing for the school into the future in any case.

Site work continues with a lot of thought and effort being made to get the playground put back into order for preschoolers to start up on campus just after Labor Day. Kindergarteners and Primary kids will be at the great facility of Mount Jumbo in East Missoula. Thanks to Mark Wilson, Will Grant and TJ Decker for giving input on the landscaping work that will need to be done next month - I know they would love some worker bees when the time comes and if anyone wants to join them in planning or has ideas/resources for materials, we would be happy to hear from you. There will of course be opportunities for input and participation as the building progresses along. The buildings wall and roof panels should be coming in a couple of weeks - they're a bit further out than we'd hoped, but getting through the engineering and planning for electrical needs etc took longer than expected - it's still the plan at this point to have them in place on the foundation by the time school starts up - so keep your fingers crossed! That will be a fun time!