High school construction begins in Lake Huntington

By TOM KANE

LAKE HUNTINGTON — Some said it couldn’t be done. Others said it wouldn’t be done.

But it’s happening anyway.

The new $28,712,626 Sullivan West High School is beginning to take shape on the side of a hill in Lake Huntington.

Last April, the Leeward Construction Company of Honesdale began doing the site work, preparing the ground for the actual construction.

A few weeks ago in mid-June, BBL Construction Company of Albany moved its heavy equipment onto the site and began laying the foundations of the administration building and the power plant.

“It’s wonderful to see the building actually begin to take shape,” said school superintendent Michael Johndrow.

A small phalanx of residents stoutly opposed the construction every step of the way. They cited supposed contamination in the ground and supposed impurities in the well water, none of which have ever been confirmed. The project is in its third week.

The new school is expected to be ready in the fall of 2003.

“There’s a slight possibility it will be ready sooner, but we can’t depend on that,” Johndrow said.