12/13/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Paul asked which is more economical ? Composition board is about 1 less per foot than wood . Bill said people have been using cedar for hundreds of years , You can bleach i t, stain it and it doesn ' t blister or peel . You will have problems with paint. Ed said their recommendation i s for cedar . They presented product literature on the other 2 products. The cement board is a new product to the market.. Merry sue asked how long cedar will last before needing replacement? Phil said cedar has lasted on buildings for 100 years , with some attention . Steve said if you stain it when installed and do nothing else it will last 0 years at least. will the other product last 50 years? We don ' t know. The Committee does not need to make a decision tonight* Ed said there is more competition for cedar and you will probably get a lower price. The grade of cedar w i 11 be VG hard. Paul said his only concern is the maintenance of the cedar, Any product on the building needs a long life because the school department will not have the money for maintenance . Phil suggested they could back prime the cedar . Paul asked SMA to explore the cedar and any potential products to extend it's life- coatin or back priming . The Committee would also like to see a sample of the composition board in the color SMMA would be recommending Gym Di v i d i n g Wall . Phil e p l a.i n ed the state has suggested" the wall come f + dawn between the 2 gyms , They will not fund the auxiliary gym with the wall . They are proceeding with that He wants to explore possibilities of how those gyms could now be used -� seating , basketball courts , etc,, H presented a. sketch of the ori gi nal layout and anoth r pussi bi l i ty. To use the space in it' s entirety, to use the full volume of space he suggests centering the bleachers and one basketball court. There will still be3 urts� using a hierarchy of paint on the floors. Bill said the state won ' t accept the wall but did accept the gym, that doesn ' t make sense. Phil said he can ' t speak for them but thinks a rigid wall applies that you could use the gym during the school day for community use . Merry sue doss not see a benefit to moving the bleachers to the middle, unless the space is so tight under the basketball courts ' without the change, you could have another activity going on . Janice said it now seems more like a field house , without permanent bleachers you could have an indoor track . Phil said you can ' t have a track because of the wood f l oo r and it does not have the dimensions for that. He believes � gives the new arrangement ran mens neo r flexibility for use and seating . Merry sue suggested showing it to Gus Fredricks and Dr,, DeMou ra first. 8