HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-01-15 School Committee MinutesTHE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MET AT THE COOLIDGE MIDQLE,S;CHOO 1, s
LIBRARY ON JANUARY 15, 1998. PRESENT WERE JEFF STRUBLE, RUSS GRAM, TIIvi -z
TWOMEY, HARRY HARUTUNIAN, RICH RADVILLE AND ROGER SANSTED. JOHN DOHERTY
PRINCIPAL OF THE COOLIDGE ALSO ATTENDED.
ROGER SANSTED STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY IN ORDER TO
ATTEND THE SCHOOL SIZE AND ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.
PETER HECHENBLEIKNI ER, TOWN MANAGER WAS PRESENT TO DISCUSS THE
CAPITAL PLAN. HE BASICALLY REITERATED WHAT MS. KLEPEIS HAD ADVISED THE
COMMITTEE IN A PRIOR MEETING. A SERIOUS DEFICIT EXISTS WITHIN THE PLAN.
HE CONCURRED THAT HE COULD NOT PRESENT SUCH A PLAN AND SOLICITED
ADVISE FROM MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE.
DISCUSSION RANGED OVER A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FROM INCREASING THE
PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING BUDGET SLATED FOR A BASE OF THE CAPITAL PLAN TO
HAVING ALL PARTS OF TOWN GOVERNMENT CUT BACK PORTIONS OF THEIR CAPITAL
REQUESTS.
THE TOWN MANAGER SAID HE WOULD LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS AND INDICATED
HIS DESIRE TO SEE ALL OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY MET THROUGH THE CAPITAL
PLAN.
GENE RAYMOND OF STEVALOSKY AND HOIT WAS ASKED TO BRING TO THE NEXT
MEETING A LIST OF THOSE ITEMS THAT COULD BE CUT FROM THE PROPOSED PROJECT IF
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
ON MOTION OF JEFF STRUBLE SECONDED BY RICH RADVILLE, THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNED AT 8:52PM