The Town of Parry Sound has granted a temporary noise exemption in order to permit construction at the site of the old high school on Sunday’s throughout July and August.
At the request of the site supervisor Ben Burley, exemption has been provided for July 12, 19 and 26, and Aug. 2, 9, and 16. between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Burleys said the only plan to operate an excavator and skid steer on Sunday’s, as crews clean up the site and ready it for the week ahead.
He also says that while there is a lot of rock underneath the school, blasting will only take place Monday to Friday, as they work to demolish the old building, and construct a parking lot.
“There is a lot of blasting that has to happen. There is rock underneath the school and it is going to interfere with the parking lot quite a bit. We don’t know the extent of it, but there is a lot of rock that has to go,” said Burley.
According to officials, the plan is to have the old high school demolished and a portion of a parking lot built by September. However, the entire parking lot is expected to be completed until early October.
