HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-24-Bridge-minSITE COUNCIL 5/24/13
ATTENDANCE: Lynnette Allen, Nimisha Asthagiri, Kristin Baranofsky, Angela
Chang, Meg Collela, Betsy Conway, Susan Orenstein, Naomi Priver, Deidre
Schadler, Debbi Side
RENOVATIONS
• TLT has fired workers and has whole new team
• did lose some time over this
• goal to finish the classrooms first (so ready for school); 2nd library and caf; 3rd gym
• have contingency plans
• section 1 supposed to be done in July
• have drop -dead dates
• because contingency $ put in, talking with Permanent Building Committee to use it --
could put front entryway in, library floor (likely next summer)
• project initially slated to be done OCt 1 (two new classrooms over boiler)
• pushed floors off main hallway floors until next summer (has 3 week abatement so
would run into school year)
• after - school hours through October, but can put in specific days for one -off events,
seems that after - school programs ie YES will be elsewhere until construction people
gone
next year artist -in- residence through LEF grant will make mural on cafeteria wall with all
the kids
brick walkway from 5th grade door to front door in place of grass as fund raiser (kids run
on the grass and it dies); as a patio -type area
PARKING ISSUE
• Consultant coming in to Bridge first
• fence at edge of parking in back to prevent people from driving into play area
• talk of buses to drop off /pickup in front, parents to loop around from side and back
• talk of adding parking, issue along field is wetlands so cannot do there, ?adding more
spots in the front
• talk of changing traffic on roadway for certain times of the day
• not just Bridge having traffic issues, but we are #1 on the list to fix
• Old Res work is 2 mos behind, do parking still not ready
Next year's meeting schedule to follow....