1995-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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site . He asked Dan Solien, weren' t there supposed to be pockets of trees saved? Merry Sue said there are , in the courtyard area, in back of the trailers you can see it , they are there . The letter received at the last meeting from the Cape Cod Commission , Joel explained, was just a re-cap of the DRI process . They have excepted the hardship exemption and were notifying local agencies . Value Added List . SAMA has underlined all items the Committee has accepted, italicized items where were not accepted and the remaining items required further information or discussion. Dan Solien made a presentation on site alternatives . He presented the current plan with an overlay highlighting the alternative list . One additional softball field will be located north of the original field. One additional baseball field to be located south of the other. Additional soccer field located in outfield of baseball field . Practice football field to be located south of the other fields . Additional Basketball court located to the east of the original one . 3 additional tennis courts to the south of the original Addition of coin operated lighting at the tennis/basketball courts . Addition of lighting at the stadium. Virtually all of the site accessories were eliminated: bike racks , benches . They will return those , at the entrances and bike racks near the recreational area. Dan proposed a concrete sidewalk from the terrace outside the lockers to the track complex. Paul thinks that players with cleats will not walk on the sidewalk, will it be used? Maybe a path of crusher run would be better , they can use it and then won' t damage the grass along the side of the sidewalk. Dan said crusher run will be more difficult to maintain. He said he has a professional responsibility to provide a path off of the street . Dan suggested additional plantings , along the median entry, an understory on the parking islands , an extra row of trees past the tennis courts , trees outside of the art/music rooms, which will act as an additional sound buffer from 151 , flowering shrubs in the courtyard. Dan is very happy with the amount of trees preserved in the courtyard area. He would like to add an understory of rhododendrons and azaleas . Joel said the MEPA/DRI process is complete but added construction items would have an impact , a modified site plan would have an impact on that process . SMMA will have to meet with them again to modify the permit . Paul said the figure for the synthetic tract seems to be high . Dan said he can get a very accurate figure form Falmouth High who just put in a synthetic on bituminous . BUILDING - wood panels at auditorium. Ed presented a sketch of a proposed wood 3