At last night's Board of Directors meeting, while discussing prospective bond referendum questions, the Democratic Directors suggested the creation of a bi-partisan subcommittee to study and develop a comprehensive and realistic plan to renovate the 8 remaining elementary schools.
The subcommittee - whose membership will be comprised of 4 members of the Board of Directors, 4 members of the Board of Education and 2 members of the Building Committee, in addition to town staff - will be tasked with developing a full and detailed strategy and timetable for the renovation of the 8 remaining school, taking into full account the Town's current and anticipated debt service and bonding, the expected reimbursement from the state and the actual cost to town residents.
During the meeting, Director Sheridan noted that a similar committee was responsible for breaking the logjam on the Bennet Middle school project and the Manchester High School addition. He noted that it is time to develop an overall strategy for tackling the renovation of the remaining schools - a strategy that the Board of Education, the Board of Directors and the Building Committee can all agree on.
All 3 Republican Directors were in concurrence with the Democratic Directors' subcommittee proposal.
You can read more about last night's meeting here.
