Tippecanoe Valley Puts Deadline On Construction
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The current concessions stand will not be demolished, but used for storage.[[In-content Ad]]Tuesday night, the school board reviewed the architectural drawings of the facility as presented by Bob Miller of Miller Construction. After making the changes as requested by the board, Miller will present the new plans at the board's March 12 meeting for approval.
After the plans are approved, bids for the project will be sought.
Miller previously met with board member Hal Hoffman about the plans. Hoffman was unable to make Tuesday's meeting. Miller said Hoffman's concerns including the size of the opening of the concessions area and the location of the door to the concessions. Another concern was if there were enough urinals in the men's room and stalls in the women's restroom.
Bryan Murphy, board vice president, said another urinal was needed in the men's room and a sink could be taken out.
The drawings presented had five stalls for the women's restroom.
"I really can't see five ladies going in (the women's restroom) at a football game," said Miller.
But Dave O'Brien, board president, said the women's restroom often has a long line.
If they reduce the number of stalls in the men's room to two, and add a third urinal, the board agreed the wall between the men's and women's restrooms could be moved to give more room for another stall in the women's restroom. If necessary, Miller said they could make the facilities a little longer to put more stalls in the women's restroom instead of squeezing everything in.
Dr. Daniel Kramer, superintendent, said he would get a hold of the band boosters who operate the concessions and get their input on the concessions stand. He had planned to contact them this morning.
Kramer said the length of the building, including the overhang, was almost 60 feet in length. He expressed concern that if the building was set back 15 to 20 feet, the building may almost be on the track. Miller said if the overhang was too short with posts underneath it, it would not look right. However, he said they'd review the matter before presenting the plans again to the board.
"To me," said O'Brien, "I don't know if the overhang is that important."
The current concessions stand will not be demolished, but used for storage.[[In-content Ad]]Tuesday night, the school board reviewed the architectural drawings of the facility as presented by Bob Miller of Miller Construction. After making the changes as requested by the board, Miller will present the new plans at the board's March 12 meeting for approval.
After the plans are approved, bids for the project will be sought.
Miller previously met with board member Hal Hoffman about the plans. Hoffman was unable to make Tuesday's meeting. Miller said Hoffman's concerns including the size of the opening of the concessions area and the location of the door to the concessions. Another concern was if there were enough urinals in the men's room and stalls in the women's restroom.
Bryan Murphy, board vice president, said another urinal was needed in the men's room and a sink could be taken out.
The drawings presented had five stalls for the women's restroom.
"I really can't see five ladies going in (the women's restroom) at a football game," said Miller.
But Dave O'Brien, board president, said the women's restroom often has a long line.
If they reduce the number of stalls in the men's room to two, and add a third urinal, the board agreed the wall between the men's and women's restrooms could be moved to give more room for another stall in the women's restroom. If necessary, Miller said they could make the facilities a little longer to put more stalls in the women's restroom instead of squeezing everything in.
Dr. Daniel Kramer, superintendent, said he would get a hold of the band boosters who operate the concessions and get their input on the concessions stand. He had planned to contact them this morning.
Kramer said the length of the building, including the overhang, was almost 60 feet in length. He expressed concern that if the building was set back 15 to 20 feet, the building may almost be on the track. Miller said if the overhang was too short with posts underneath it, it would not look right. However, he said they'd review the matter before presenting the plans again to the board.
"To me," said O'Brien, "I don't know if the overhang is that important."
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