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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The lease for Seagull Colleges Early Studying Middle was supposed to finish in August. However now, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi says it’s been prolonged to February.
“That is really a excellent news story,” stated Blangiardi.
The college is positioned above the Civic Middle parking storage close to Frank Fasi Municipal Constructing.
“We’re simply actually actually happy that we’re working collectively to not solely prolong the lease, however seek for a brand new residence,” stated Megan McCorriston, Seagull Colleges CEO.
The college has been above the storage for 36 years and 30% of its 220 households are metropolis workers.
However the dilapidated parking storage has water harm, deteriorating rebar and flooding. Some concrete items have fallen on to automobiles. The town not too long ago notified the college that its lease would in August, which despatched dad and mom scrambling to seek out an alternate possibility.
“To have this information thrust upon them concerning the lease ending so all of the sudden was actually unlucky, however I believe everybody desires to give attention to shifting forward,” stated McCorriston.
Blangiardi blames miscommunication.
“What we realized in a short time in these efforts was that we failed to speak with the college, how upsetting it could be to the college and its dad and mom from the stand level of timelines and what we have been proposing,” stated Blangiardi.
He says now all events are working collectively. Repairs had been estimated to price $40 million. Blangiardi says it’s crucial, however the construction remains to be protected.
“If this have been that circumstance, we’d order an evacuation. That’s not the case. That is lengthy overdue,” stated Blangiardi.
Seagull Colleges is in search of different websites and says the additional time to seek for a brand new house is a significant aid.
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