Thursday, April 8, 2010

Construction in MMSA Community: Change is on the way


By: Reginald King '11

Students at Marine Military Academy should take a good look at the community. In a few years, it won’t look the same at all. Construction is underway near the corners of Wilcox & Campbell as well as Adams and Campbell. With permission from the city, construction workers are going to be building houses for the community. The houses are being built for people who will live in the area. “The general idea is to bring in more people,” says Mr. Paul Stroh, the principal of MMSA. In bringing in new members to our community the property values should rise in the next decade or so.

The project has been underway for about two years. Unfortunately, the recession has made it difficult to fund the project so scheduling was difficult. Furthermore, this has caused staggering delays. Normally, construction would take up to three or four years, maybe five at the most. Nevertheless, the buildings will be finished.

Construction is not just benefiting the community, it’s also benefiting MMSA. They are planning to build open fields for sports teams. Specifically, they’re building track, soccer, and baseball fields. The basketball courts outside the cafeteria will be renovated as well. Far too often MMA sports teams have to go to other fields to practice. This should provide multiple advantages to our athletes.

The construction will be finished in a few years. So far the area doesn’t look like much. Construction workers come out now and then so there is not a ton of activity. There is no definite schedule so it ends when it ends. However, the community will be a much nicer-looking place in a few years.

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