Over the past few months, the parking lot has undergone several new updates. Since construction began, the maintenance team, under the leadership of Mr. Matos, has worked tirelessly to ensure that the updates to the parking system have gone smoothly. After lots of hard work, the project has improved daily parking for students in the main lot, and for faculty across the street. 

There is now plenty of room for special events and athletic competitions when there will be an elevated number of vehicles needing to park, with little to no cars needing to park on the street. There is also now sufficient room in the upper lot, for emergency vehicles to pass through even with cars parked along the curb. The area running along the sidewalk from the Jordan to the dorms has now been made into a designated drop-off zone, with extra room for cars to pass, and students to safely exit their cars.

In regards to the loud noises that members of the community have reported recently, Mr. Matos said that it was most likely the sledgehammering that was necessary for the construction of the new maintenance building across the street. Along with improving and maximizing the parking on campus, the team has also made efforts to improve the flow of traffic through and around the school, trying to make it as safe and efficient as possible. With students now parking in the main lot, there are no longer large groups crossing the street in the morning and afternoon, eliminating traffic build-up and and safety for students.

In response to whether the team had any challenges throughout the process, Mr. Matos responded by saying, “The job went quite well, although we had some delays with the town in getting approval.” Having overcome the time delay with the town’s approval, the maintenance team provided their full effort in getting the lot ready for us.

Mr. Matos, regarding what the response has been like from the school, explained, “I have not heard much from students, but faculty and staff are quite pleased with the campus improvements.” Though they have nothing big on their agenda following the completion of this project, they will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that our campus runs smoothly, and the Panel extends great thanks to Mr. Matos and his team for everything they do.