Merrimack School District
Planning & Building Committee
Minutes of the July 13, 1999 Meeting
Present: S. Heinrich, J. Heinrich, D. Miller, T. Koenig and W.
Morrison. School Liaison P. McGrath arrived late.
Excused: M. Morrison
S. Heinrich called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M.
Approval of Prior Minutes
On a motion from W. Morrison, seconded by D. Miller, the minutes of May
13, 1999 were approved with the following corrections:
Parking and Fields Update, paragraph 4 - In response to questions
regarding the costs for the parking project, S. Isabelle reported
that funds beyond the warrant amount will come from the operating
budget. Paragraph 5 - ...a Sprint system track, similar...
The vote was unanimous.
On a motion from D. Miller, seconded by W. Morrison, the minutes of
June 10, 1999 were approved with the following corrections:
1. M. Morrison was present.
2. Capital Improvement Plan, paragraph 1 - On a motion from T. Koenig,
seconded by J. Heinrich, the committee unanimously recommended the following
changes:...
3. Insert last paragraph: On a motion made by D. Miller and seconded
by all, the committee voted unanimously to adjourn at 9:05 P.M.
The vote was unanimous.
Parking and Fields Update
S. Heinrich reported that Combat had started working on the fields at Merrimack
High School and Mastricola Elementary School. Everything was going according
to plan and work on the middle school fields will start soon. A discussion
ensued regarding water issues at all fields. P. McGrath arrived during
the discussion. D. Miller was reminded about the maps of the various projects
that he has for the committee.
High School Space Needs Committee
T. Koenig and D. Miller reported that the High School Space Needs Committee
had met and had a long meeting during which each member was able to offer
their opinions about the issues. The Space Needs Committee voted 12-5 to
recommend the district have a special school district meeting to vote on
the high school addition. Further they voted twelve to five to recommend
cash payment vs. bonding the project. The School Board will decide about
a special school district meeting next week. During discussion on this
item, several PBC members stated that should the School Board decide to
hold a special school district meeting, there will need to be an aggressive
marketing effort. J. Heinrich left the meeting at this time.
1999-2000 Goals and Objectives
Pending typing corrections, T. Koenig made a motion, seconded by W. Morrison,
to accept the proposed 1999-2000 Goals and Objectives. The vote was unanimous.
Next Meeting
The committee decided to hold its next meeting on Monday, August 23. The
location will probably the Ambulance Garage. P. McGrath asked to be included
in committee mailings. Several members requested that Scott Isabelle be
requested to attend and provide an update on the fields and parking projects.
Other
W. Morrison requested that the committee obtain copies of the buildout
study soon. He would like to committee to look at the high school addition
in relation to both the buildout study and the proposed Greens Pond development.
W. Morrison also reported that he is working on updating the committee
web site.
On a motion from T. Koenig, seconded by S. Heinrich, the committee voted
unanimously to adjourn at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Planning & Building Committee
Merrimack School District
Last Updated: July 04, 2000 by Wayne Morrison