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Representatives from Weatherford Public Schools, the City of Weatherford and Joe D. Hall Gen. Contractors, LLC. battle the wind to celebrate the ground breaking of the new West Elementary site Monday morning, which is the former site of the WPS transportation building.
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Construction continues on Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary.
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Aereal photo of the completed Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary.
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The foundation is poured at Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary.
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The interior can be seen during a tour of Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary.
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The front of Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary.
Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Elementary started construction in 2020, having a hand in building Stafford Elementary and East Intermediate was personal for Project Manager Shawn Bonner.
“I was born in Weatherford and I’ve been in Weatherford my whole life. I have a son who will be in East Intermediate after Christmas,” Bonner said.
Ground broke for Stafford Elementary in March of 2020.
“Basically when we started, the superintendent along with the architect had their basic design ready and a list of their wants and needs. Our first role in the project was to help them fine tune things and get them the best bang for their buck,” Bonner said.
While many projects came to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a suffering supply chain, Bonner said planning kept the project moving forward.
“We were very fortunate and saw that the supply issues were coming so we ordered a lot of things early,” Bonner said.
For the most part Stafford Elementary and East Intermediate were built almost exactly alike. One of the main differences between the schools is a built in spot to commemorate Stafford.
“We built a shelf inside the wall at the front of the school and that will be used for some of his memorabilia,” Bonner said.
