The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District building committee narrowed its search down to two architectural firms May 14 – Lavallee Brensinger (LBPA) and CHA Architects, both of Portland. The committee opted to seek interviews with the two top-rated firms and pass up Oak Point Associates, Harriman Associates, WBRC Architects and Lewis and Malm.

The project involves plans for Boothbay Region Elementary and High schools’ buildings; LBPA was hired in 2019 to create a new building concept for a campus master plan. Next steps include about $2.5 million in site investigations, technical engineering, wetlands analysis and design and curriculum finalizing.

The committee will interview LBPA and CHA at 12:30 p.m. June 9 and anticipate discussion to last around four hours, likely ending just before the 5:15 p.m. CSD school committee meeting, said Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser.