At the RSU14 School Board Committee
meeting held last Wednesday action was taken to move along the process of
building a new Windham Middle School. With all members present, Assistant
Superintendent Donn Davis made the recommendation” to obtain the architectural
engineering firm PDT for the concept design of a proposed middle school project
to be submitted for a potential referendum vote.” In short, Davis made the
point that “this school is necessary for the community. Students that are now
at the Field-Allen site as a result of overcapacity of the core building have
taken priority.”
The question of the $145,000 price tag
attached for PTD’s services, while valid was also clearly explained by Davis.
“The attorney (RSU14’s legal counsel) suggests engaging in these contracts
services for the $145,000 design costs. It makes more sense to do this now rather
than the near $2 million for the entire package since there is no guarantee
this will go to referendum and pass if it does.
We need to have a design the
public can vote on. So we are basically voting for the design fees.”
Bullet items included site development,
floor plans, impact studies and code requirements to name a few. “This won’t be
conceptual. It will be the actual design the community would vote on,” Davis
added.
A motion was made, seconded and a
unanimous vote followed, giving the go ahead. Another meeting is scheduled for
September 17th. As always it is open to the public and the video can be seen on
TV7 live. For the agenda please visit www.rsu14.org.
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