1994 JUL-DEC-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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Bob Fournier explained there won ' t be a lot of detail for roofs in the contract documents . All manufacturers have their own details and will only guarantee their product if those details are used . SMMA develops a performance spec . Paul said the details are the problem. With a riled subbid , you can get undesirable contractors . For insurance you should have an inspector watch the installation . Dr . DeMoura said technically they should work but reality is they leak . The architects will walk away from the project and the School Committee is responsible for the building for at least 50 more years . Ed said they will make a recommendation including low and high sloped roofs ; they are not precluding either one . Joe said they did not offer the concept of a gabled roof in their design . The Committee never saw that option . How could that be fashioned into the concept? A gabled roof would minimize the opportunity for the roof to leak . Peter said the bottom line is we hired an architect to come up with a design . The Committee should trust them to do what is in the best interest of the Town , trust the technical competency and creativity of the architects- and allow them leeway to explore . ** Paul made a motion to move the debate . To instruct the architect to give the Comm-Ittee his best effort on the roofs . Merry Sue seconded the motion . Merry Sue added we may have to pay for extra supervision . All members were in favor . Berms . Ed presented an entire book on earth berms and their cost . He said no other architects hired could know more about berms and cost . When they make their final presentation , it is within their purview to make a recommendation regarding berms . SITE PLAN Peter explained Bob Whritenour expects to have the appraisal work in 2 weeks . The land acquisition subcommittee met yesterday . They will use the plan Dan is showing today . Fields Point is actively looking at it and will get back to the subcommittee . Dan Solien explained the changes he made . There were concerns about distance from available parking to the track/football field . This plan switches the track/football to where tennis was , below a bay of parking . It is now closer to the bulk of parking . He suggests extending the row of trees from the gym, down towards the fields, to make it an important pedestrian corridor through the site. It also becomes a wind break for the tennis/basketball . There is still parking - 18 spaces - adjacent to the tennis/basketball . The perimeter drive now loops over the top of the parking to make safer 7