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Nesting of the Appropriation Committee, Wednesday, January 22, 1969, 7:30 p.m.
Present: R. Gary, Vice Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Blomfield; L. Burnell;
E. Furash; D. White; R. Souza; R. Perry, Comptroller
Budgets discussed
The following budgets were approved:
#5150 $6500
#5350 $19,500
#5400 $103,750
New Junior High School discussed with Logan Clarke, Rudy Fobert, Tom Taylor
Yr. Taylor said that the SSBC expects bids to be opened just before the
March Town Meeting. The schedule calls for completion by spring, 1971.
All play areas necessary for the school are included in the plans and in
,—� the estimate of34.6 Million.
L.) Comparison with Diamond J.H.S.
V When Diamond had 900 pupils, the School Dept. found they had to use
the guidance rooms and parts of the cafeteria, library and stage as
teaching stations. Therefore they agree with the School Building
Assistance people that the number of teaching stations for a 900-pupil
Junior High School should be 25, or 4 more than Diamond has.
It was estimated that the increase in price over the $2.2 million paid
for Diamond is due to:
(Diamond) 2,200,000
Construction Cost increase (50%) 1,100,000
increase in requirements (State)(15%) 495,000
Program and allowance for expansion 805,000
4,600,000
Logan Clarke pointed out that the $805.000 includes some expense
attributable to future capacity increase - when the school needs to
be expended to 1200 pupil capacity, they expect that only the classrooms
will have to be added, all the central services will have been included
in this constsruction.
The enlarged library area was mentioned as the single most expensive
change made in this school, made to facilitate carrying out the present
program of increasedindependent work.
Operating Expense Budget
Mr. Clarke suggested a meeting to discuss the school operating budget
for 1969. The committee will try to schedule a meeting early in February.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. Souza, secretary