Cheney middle school design work begins

Construction market ‘implosion' allows district to increase schools' square footage

By BECKY THOMAS

Staff Reporter

Architect Steve McNutt is very aware of the timeline for building two new middle schools in the Cheney School District, and he's not wasting any time.

McNutt, of NAC Architects, spoke to the middle school design task force at their weekly meeting Feb. 25, and he came armed with preliminary sketches and a draft menu of the spaces to be included in the new schools.

“It seems like all schools have aggressive schedules but this one is about as ambitious as we get,” he said. “Not by an...