03/01/1993 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page MINUTES MONDA, MARCH 1, 1 Linda Murtha re: Educational Facilities Needs Report: Potential school sites were reviewed with the assistance of the Town Planner informed Ms. Murtha. Criteria for selection included locations near the largest numbers of children, sites large enough to contain more than one school to share recreationar facilities and use of current town owned land noted Nis. Murtha. The proximity to the historical center of town was also a consideration to give the most identity to the town, f the seventeen sites reviewed, two sites appear to be useful for .a -high school and a lower grade level school informed -Ms. Murtha. One potential area is between Meeting House Road and Noisy Hole Road and Rte . 130 informed Nis Murtha, The seconded selected site is located between Rte. 11 and Old Barnstable Road. The report itself fails to confront the state reimbursement issues indicated Nis. Murtha. Mashpee should be high on the priority list since we would be the only community in the Commonwealth required to build a high school for the first time. Ms. Murtha also related that the present reimbursement rate of is extremely low. The committee firmly believes that any new facility which might be built be large enough to accommodate the needs of Mashpee for classroom space and community use indicated Ms. Murtha. Our report does not give consideration as to where and how we will go from here related Ids. Murtha. It is a report comprised of a consensus of six individuals. *The Board agrees that the report is impressive. A workshop meeting will be scheduled at a date to be announced to include; the Board of Selectmen, school Committee, Finance Committee and Educational Facilities Needs Committee. *Selectman Caffyn also recommended to review the town's existing debt and operational costs of the facility. Dr. DeMoura will submit are estimate of -operational costs for the workshop discussion. It was also recommended to consult State Representatives with regards to obtaining a higher rate of reimbursement and priority.