Merrimack School District
Planning & Building Committee
Minutes of the April 16, 1996 Meeting
Present: J. Flis, D. Miller, M. Eberle, S. Heinrich
Excused: W. Oosterman, B. Hamm
Chair Heinrich called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. He announced that the
meeting of March 5, 1996 had been cancelled due to snow.
Approval of Minutes
On a motion from J. Flis, seconded by D. Miller, the minutes of December 12,
1995 were approved unanimously. On a motion from J. Flis, seconded by D.
Miller, the minutes of January 9, 1996 were approved three in favor, one
abstention. On a motion from M. Eberle, seconded by J. Flis, the minutes of
February 13, 1996 were approved three in favor, one abstention.
Report on School District Meeting
S. Heinrich reported that two (Roof and Pavement Reconstruction) of the four
warrant articles the committee had petitioned had passed. He also noted some
committee members had not presented warrant articles at the meeting that they
had agreed to present. J. Flis reported that the technology warrant article
that the commitee had been interested in had passed overwhelmingly and that
the School Board had recently approved the proposed Internet policy with a
vote of 4 - 0.
Liaison to Construction Selection Team
S. Heinrich and D. Miller were appointed to represent the committee on the
team that would be choosing the construction firm to build the additions
approved at School District Meeting.
Update on Athletic Fields
S. Heinrich reported that the Track and Fields Task Force is putting any
proposed field work "on hold" until the impact of the additions is known.
Baseball coach Abe Shoubash has requested an opportunity to discuss baseball
fields with the committee at a later date. Mike Laverdure, Gerard Road, noted
that the Parents and Teachers of Thorntons Ferry (P.T.T.F.) is planning work
on the schools play areas and wants to work with the committee. He suggested
that there should be a master plan of all school grounds. It was noted that
this would be a good idea for both Ferry schools.
Next Meeting Date
The date of the next meeting was set for June 11.
Public Participation
Tom Koenig, Danforth Road, told the committee of his concerns regarding the
Technology Committee plans that have not been approved by the School Board.
He encouraged caution and suggested more education of the public is needed.
J. Flis noted that the Technology Committee hopes to hold a "Technology Fair"
is the fall. Additionally, he told the committee that the Technology
Committee had decided to focus on equipment needs with the additional money
that his petitioned warrant article provides. He said the Technology
Committee had agreed on an approach and networking and modem options will be
imbedded in any future equipment obtained.
Other
The committee had a discussion regarding potential goals and objectives for
the coming year. The committee discussed updating the Master Plan they had
created in January, 1994, requesting the School Board survey completely both
Buker and Timmins sites. It was also suggested that the committee request
placement on the School Board agenda to discuss the work the committee has
done in the last two years.
S. Heinrich noted that this was the last meeting for M. Eberle. He thanked
her for her service on the committee, especially for her work on the Master
Plan. He also noted B. Hamm was not running for re-election and thanked him
for his many years of service to the committee. M. Eberle requested that the
committee continue to work together for the good of the school district.
On a motion from M. Eberle, seconded by J. Flis, the committee unanimously
voted to adjourn at 8:16 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Planning & Building Committee
Merrimack School District
Last Updated: February 2, 1998 by Wayne Morrison