8/16/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Merry Sue said she has reviewed the interior plans for the administration/library and she is more comfortable with those spaces . It has changed a 1 of f rom 1 a5 t week Dan to] d the comm i ttee to keep i n mind that 1 andscapi ng w! 11 al so he 1 p keep the scale down . SMMA will explore more provocative drawings and or different app roaches to the materials and roofs . Dan presented the land acquisition drawing and the changes made since last meeting , confirming what was discussed ., The bold black 1in represented the acquisition area, The 1 i ne runs 50 feet south of the track , 75 feet south of the tennis courts and 75 feet south of the football field . He presented a plan showing the land near the Quashnet river that is within some conservation jurisdiction . There is a potential by the owner for exchange for development rights . That is for the Committee to take to the table during negotiationsd He has g 1 vel-n a set of these plans to the Town Planner and he is Blend i n them to the appraiser . The Committee agreed this plan rep resents what they asked for . Steve suggested Dan also give copies to the Executive Secretary ,, PROJECT MANAGER Ian explained SMMA received a request from the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to do a survey for the water willow plant, which is the only food Sou roe of the water willow borer , a threatened species , They received an estimate of $800 . 00 to do the survey and flag the position of the plants ,. The State senses they are somewhere on the site . What if some are found on i te? Bob said they will report that in the ENE and it will then be decided if r4emed i al action should be taken Dick Foster said they are u5ually found in wetlands and he thinks they will be ,'ust south of the school s i to w Paul made a motion to authorize SMMA to spend $800 , 00 ( plus 10 markup ) to do a survey for the water willow plant to come from re i mbu r ab 1 es . Merry Sue seconded the motion . A 1 1 members were - in favor . * A preliminary ar heol og i cal survey has been completed of the site but the MA Historic ommi ion is recommending that a more intensive survey be completed . SMMA received a proposal for $11 , 76.9 , 00 . Bob Fournier explained the MA Historical Commi ion contacted D A during the site selection and said they have reason to believe there may be archeological findings on the site and it would have to be investigated ,, They will do ex tens i ve digging on site and report their findings . Paul said if they don ' t do the survey and then find something dU r i ng excavation , they will have to stop the project.