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she can do some investigat-ion . <br /> Carl Fran(I-.eschi spoke, with Melte Transportation company who <br /> handles Mashpee ' s bus-ing about calculating the cost of busing ,, <br /> The cost is not a direct relat'ion of how far the -tulle is 1 ,1VO, <br /> from the school because each bus has -Fixed costs regardless of <br /> how many miles they are driving , 'The more important calculat-ion <br /> is how many students w-i 'll be walking arid how many buses will be <br /> required . <br /> Dr . DeMoura stated -it -is an issue the town has to grabble w"Ith . <br /> Technically students in grade 7- 12 can walk no matter where they <br /> live in town . 'The reality i's there are no sidewalks and it is <br /> difficult to get from many parts of town 'to the schools . Children <br /> who haveh access -to pathwziys could reasonably walk up to 2 miles <br /> but it depends where it 'is , You cannot Just draw a c-ircle around <br /> -the school . <br /> The school dept, now spends $440 , 000 per year on transportation .. <br /> However- , they only have 4 use for 300 high school students <br /> because marl take their cars . <br /> ( Joe Polito Joined the meet-ing a 4 : 25 p .m:, ) <br /> The junior high school students will be. at 1-,his building for at <br /> 'least 5 years . <br /> Greg Taylor explained Mashpee uses a 4 tier system for handl -ing <br /> the students , so they already have the buses . <br /> Peter said for the, in-ftial opening of the schoo] we should be, <br /> prepared to bus everyone , but 10 year's frorn now we may have roore <br /> s-idewa-lks> and more students Gan walk . <br /> 5to an issue came up at -the open forum which is not on <br /> the matrix , what -if -the school -is not put on thcA site , what might <br /> go there , what are those 'implications . <br /> He suggested talking with the Planning Board and with Town <br /> Planner 'Tom Fudala. Torn suggested the Nov . 9 r meeting . <br /> Mr . Jones stated th(:.,, extent to which the speed of cons 1,ruct"ion 'I' S <br /> or is not influenced by the site is another consider atlon for the <br /> matrriX , Meeting this -timetable 'is still the bigq�st challenges . <br /> Site Development Costs. <br /> The lshpee Taxpayer-sAssoclat-lon sent a. brc­)a[%-,down of cost I' SSLAeS <br /> they would like to see resolved . Mr . Dinizio explained the8e <br /> issues may be addressed -in the course of design but it is not <br /> something for this Committee to address now. <br /> Carl Francesch'i presented a breakdown of -the $27 million . It ! s <br /> based only on his experience , not a specific design . The bottom <br /> 1 -ine is the same on both sites,, -. The site development costsz. is <br /> the major difference and he will try to reflne that further., <br /> Contingency is for any unforsen conditions . This breakdown <br /> assumes the building costs are the sarne . A building which is <br /> stepped and multi-leveled may cost more -to build but 'it also <br /> presents more opportuni ties ., <br /> 2 <br />