Brisk construction pace

New Hampton Superintendent Jay Jurrens walks through the school district’s construction zone once a week, and every time, the same thought hits him.“It’s a different building every time I come through here,” he said. “For all the challenges the construction folks have faced, they’re doing great. … We’re on track, and that’s really what matters to us.”The three main contractors for New Hampton’s $19.415 million construction project have all told Jurrens that they are confident the buildings — a new middle school, competition gymnasium and the vocational agriculture and industrial technology center — will be completed by mid-June.“As long as we can have it by July 1,” Jurrens said, “we’re going to be just fine.”— For more on this story, see the Jan. 11 New Hampton Tribune.