ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Department of Education requests permission to use FEMA funds to redesign and reconstruct Charlotte Amalie High School (CAHS) and to renovate and modernize Bertha C. Boschulte School (BCB). The project plans are available for review, and a hearing for public comment will be held on June 22, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
The CAHS project calls for the complete construction of a new school campus, including classrooms, administrative offices, a library, a cafeteria, a kitchen, bathrooms, stairways, balconies, hallways, and all fixtures, equipment, and contents. The project site is located at 8 & 9 Alton Adams Sr. Drive, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
The BCB project scope includes items necessary to transition BCB into a PreK-8th grade campus. These items include the modernization of existing classrooms, new PreK-5th classrooms, administrative offices, library, cafeteria, kitchen, bathrooms, stairways, balconies, theater, hallways, and all fixtures, equipment, and contents. The project site is located at 9-1 and 12A Bovoni Road, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
All persons interested, either in favor of or opposed to the granting of this permit, are invited to be present and be heard at the scheduled Public Hearing on the proposed project, which begins on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via the video conferencing platform Zoom.
Properly signed statements concerning the proposed project, addressed to the undersigned, will become part of the hearing record. Written statements must be submitted by June 29, 2023, via email to czm@dpnr.vi.gov. NOTE: A Decision Meeting will be held in about 30 days after the Public Hearing. Please monitor the DPNR Public Notice Webpage for details.
The Project Details are available for public review here:
VI Department of Education – CAHS Reconstruction (CZT-12-22(FC))
VI Department of Education – BCB Reconstruction (CZT-01-23(FC))
The documents for the proposed project are also on file for review by appointment only at the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of CZM, 4611 Tutu Park Mall Suite #300, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (340) 774-3320, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except holidays.
The following information should be used to participate in the meeting:
URL: https://zoom.us/join
Meeting ID: 856 6116 2718
Passcode: 702724
