Sequim School District will host a “capital projects levy” groundbreaking ceremony at the Sequim Community School, 220 W. Alder St., at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 18.

The ceremony is open to the community and is a celebration and recognition of the district moving forward with its capital projects to demolish the unused portions of the Sequim Community School as well as renovating the central kitchen and moving its location to the northwest corner of the school.

Sequim Schools superintendent Gary Neal will speak about the project on May 18, and Bernie O’Donnell, the northwest area development manager for Vanir Construction Management, Inc., as well as district staff, Sequim School Board of Directors members and students will be present at the ceremony.

“It’s really kicking off (capital project plans) and showing (the public) this is what’s happening,” Hanna Smith, the district’s community outreach coordinator said.

Voters approved $5.75 million in funding for the capital projects levy in February 2017. Since then, the district has hired Vanir Construction Management, Inc. as its project manager and put up chain link fencing in April as the district prepares for the next phase of the abatement process.

“We wanted to get fencing up for removing the trees to start letting the public be aware that there’s going to be some construction going on here,” Neal said in April.

The district is in its design phase for the project and the central kitchen is scheduled to be complete by the beginning of the new school year this fall.

Parking for the event is available on the Fir Street side of the Community School.

For more information about updates on the district’s capital project levy or plans, visit sequimschools.org.