HHR Building Committee To Update Selectmen On Funding Needs

DARIEN, CT — The Hindley, Holmes and Royle Building Committee will update the Darien Board of Selectmen on its funding needs following the news that the price tag to renovate the three elementary schools will significantly increase.

Darien Times reported this week that following a second round of construction bids, renovations for Hindley, Holmes and Royle are expected to cost close to $100 million, up from the $82 million that was originally allocated, and the $68 million estimate during the design phase.

The renovations will include the removal of portable classrooms and the addition of new classroom wings, libraries and playgrounds, Darien Times noted.

The Board of Selectmen will hear from the HHR Building Committee during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 18.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. from Darien Town Hall, and will be broadcast via Darien TV79.

Read more from Darien Times on the cost increase