Work proceeds apace on both our Church restoration and master plan work. The master plan itself is complete; the school produced this video (which includes a view of a covered drop-off for the church from Endicott and of the planned church interior renovation): A fact sheet with 3-D renderings can be viewed here. The church restoration committee expects to receive initial cost estimates for the restoration from our architect Merriman Holt Powell (MHP) next week. We’ve had a number of different experts help us with the process, including structural engineers to make sure the building was sound and acoustical experts to help us develop a plan to improve speech intelligibility in the church. Our new pew chairs, with kneelers and book racks, should be delivered the week of May 20. The Church and School continue to work with FEMA on reimbursement for our flood damage. We have an excellent consultant guiding us through the FEMA process, helping us ensure we receive all the funds for which we are eligible. The representatives of FEMA itself have been very helpful, as well. With…
