1994 JAN-JUN-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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)o you want to see the school from Route 151? Peter asked if you want to hide it. It is the most important building this town will ever build? Tom said all other projects in this area require substantial buffers . You could cut a few view corridors . Paul said it is a massive building , you don 't want to see all of it. Ed Frenette added what is unique about this community is the surprise of finding this school . Surprise is a more sophisticated approach . It becomes a retreat. Mark said the canopy of the trees is 30-40 feet and the foliage is up high. You will be able to see through most of the trees. They will also help to reduce the noise which will be significant at this location . Merry Sue noted the we may not build all the fields at first and we will need extra space for those future fields . She also had a concern about the orientation of the academic rooms . Ray said if they run east west, the windows will be north south and it will work out. Mark will keep that in mind when they begin work on building arrangements. Greg Taylor suggested there be a little separation between fields to provide for other type space/activities -i .e benches , picnic areas . Mark said the planning of the fields is as important as the building itself . You want to clearly know where everything is, have it feel comfortable. Paul Griffin noted that the cost of construction and maintenance is high (for the building ) in this modular scheme. Mark said they will look at various schemes and compare and contrast them. Designing one big box would be most efficient and the least expensive to maintain . The Committee agreed that the river is important. They will not assume they will be able to use the Housing Authority land . option #3 was the one they preferred . Committee the Com Electric energy saving Bob Fournier told the Co 9Y 9 program is called Green Saver but no information will be available until July of this year . They have the names of the people to get in touch with then . They received a 3 page list from the custodial staff and Bob spent some time with them. Most of the items were common sense things . They would like to see an irrigation system for the ballfields but it is an expense . There is a tradeoff between operating and capital cost. Greg Taylor said you have to have an irrigation system to grow grass here. It should be part of the capital cost because those are partly reimbursable. They have completed the Code ( building and zoning) evaluation and will be meeting with the Building Inspector next Tuesday . Tom Fudala updated the Committee on the Southport Development. He read in 5