Articles by Anne Hawkins

The construction of the new turf field at Somerset Elementary is currently underway. The design of the new field requires a concrete curb to be installed around the perimeter. Progress was made on all four sides of the perimeter during this past week!

As construction will still be in progress at the start of the 2016-2017 school year, please keep a lookout for information on drop-off procedures, etc. If all goes smoothly, the construction will only impact the first few weeks of school. And then we will have our brand new field!

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [email protected]. This email will be monitored by the Somerset Foundation and the PTA. We will answer questions as quickly as possible.

There was a lot of activity at Somerset Elementary today, as the construction of the new field stayed on track.

The project received the release to construct on from the County inspector last Thursday morning, and work is now ongoing. The curbs around the perimeter of the field are being placed, new fence posts are going in, and excavation will continue.

As construction will still be in progress at the start of the 2016-2017 school year, please keep a lookout for information on drop-off procedures, etc. If all goes smoothly, the construction will only impact the first few weeks of school. And then we will have our brand new field!

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [email protected]. This email will be monitored by the Somerset Foundation and the PTA. We will answer questions as quickly as possible.

On July 12, 2016, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve the supplemental appropriation of funds (raised by the Somerset Foundation and Somerset PTA) for the Somerset Field Renovation project. Thank you to everyone in the Somerset ES community for helping bring us to this final approval!

MCPS quickly mobilized the project after this approval, with a keen understanding of the importance of doing the bulk of the construction work while school is out of session to minimize the impact on the students, staff and neighbors.

Construction on the new turf field is already underway! Demolition and installation of sediment and erosion control measures are complete, and work on the underlying stormwater management infrastructure is expected to start by the end of the week.

As construction will still be in progress at the start of the 2016-2017 school year, please keep a lookout for information on drop-off procedures, etc.   If all goes smoothly, the construction will only impact the first few weeks of school.   And then we will have our brand new field!

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [email protected]. This email will be monitored by the Somerset Foundation and the PTA. We will answer questions as quickly as possible.

The Turf Field is in the works! We have met our fundraising goal thanks to the generosity of this entire community. Thank you all! This was a huge effort and we appreciate everyone’s hard work.

On June 14th, the Board of Education gave the green light to the construction phase, and all necessary permits have been secured. We hope to have approval from the County Council in July, which would allow construction to begin later that month.  We will be sending out status updates throughout the summer. We hope that construction will be underway when our kids return to school in the fall. We don’t yet know what the logistics will be during the construction phase so please watch for email communications from the Somerset listserv for more information.* If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [email protected]. This email will be monitored by the Somerset Foundation and the PTA. We will answer questions as quickly as possible.

We look forward to sending you updates and information, and to having a brand new field soon!

Sincerely,

Somerset Elementary School Foundation       &         Somerset PTA

www.Somerset-Foundation.org                                  www.SomersetPTA.org

*If you are a Somerset Elementary parent and not on the Somerset school listserv and wish to be added, please email [email protected].