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10 . Meeting of Appropriation Committee, Monday, Feb. 27, 1967, 7:00 p.m. with Board of Selectmen and School Committee. Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; A. Gary; D. Grant; G. Kolovson; D. Noyes; h. Perry, Co:,ph.-oller; L. Zenner; A. Souza Jr. High School Alternatives School Coy :, ttee mentioned three possible plans for consideration and discussion by the other boards, 1. Add 600 capacity to High School 2. Build J.H.S. of 900 capacity, add later to 1200 capacity. This would result in a 6,3,3 system to 1931 when Muzzey would be given up, then a 6,2,4, system. 3. Build a J.H.S. of 1200 capacity ant.. aal to Diamond 200 seats. This 1,,,,4 would allow early phasing out of i.xuz: ey, .rut would be building IrZ beyond needs. 6,3,3 system for foreseeable future. Cost Estimates 1. Cost estimated by TLC 32 million (additional athletic facilities would be needed in addition to the classroom wing). 2. Cost estimated by Cole $2,160,000 3. Cost estimated by Cole 53,160,000 Population esti-.: tes discussed but no conclusions as to relative accuracies were reached. School Committee has used their own projections to 1982, have used i.:e;;calf E_ Eddy's for saturation figures though they do not agree with them. :.:uzzey School Committee would not recommend phasing out Muzzey immediately, but in a pro-gram which looks to future it may outlive its usefulness; the site is small. They have no plan to use it as anything but a J.H.S. however, if the Town needs Muzzey for another use, for example Town Offices, alternative #3 might be worth considering. It would cost about ':rl million more than alternative #2. Mr. Cataldo answered that the Town office complex can't wait until 1976, the earliest date Muzzey could be available. High School Adding 600 capacity would overbuild High School unless it is always used as a Jr. H.S. Plan #2 cuts back Muzzey to 700 at which capacity it can be made more nearly comparable to other Jr. U.S. , although it will always be an old building. If a J.H.S. is built by 1971,there will be some surplus apace in the H.S. fro: then on. However,splitting the ninth grade between a J.H.S. and the H.S. is not desirable educationally and requires some duplication of teachers. Administration Building School Committee asked whether this space was needed for Town Office. ::r. Cataldo answered that it was not; they would consider using Munroe School for police station if that were available soon enough. Selectmen and School Comnittee agree that Plan #2 is best of these three. Appropriation Committee meetiag Report is to go th the printer tomorrow morning. Art. 77 Conservation Fund, for options and other purposes. Has $110L. balance, Voted to recommend only $2,000. Art. 33 31,300 is now requested for printing by—laws.