Gym Cost Rising At Triton
April 14, 2017 at 6:41 p.m.
By Michael [email protected]
A facility study done last fall estimated a new gym would cost an estimated $2 million. It is now believed the gym will cost around $4 million, according to Superintendent Donna Burroughs.
A community meeting will be at 7 p.m. April 25 in the school’s auditorium for the public to ask questions and see the plans for the new gym.
The architect designing the project is expected to be there to show the design.
Burroughs said the increase came after meeting with the architect.
The people doing the facility study “never asked what we needed, they never asked for details,” she said. She said once Triton school officials sat down with the architect, they were able to get a more accurate price estimate.
The new gym is planned on being added to the southeast side of the school.
The gym will help alleviate scheduling conflicts that students often have practicing until 8 or 9:30 p.m., Burroughs said.
“It really limits who is able to participate,” she said. She said the new gym will reduce conflicts where parents, who have kids in multiple grades, might have to choose which game they’re going to attend.
The school uses the old Bourbon gym as extra right now. The building, which was erected in the 1920s, either needs to be repaired or replaced.
In addition to the new gym, the facility study also recommended a new roof for the high school and a new heating and cooling system for the elementary school.
The current high school gym leaks and maintenance employees are up there fixing it anytime after a rain.
The heating and cooling system in the elementary was first put in more than 20 years ago, and needs replaced due to general wear and tear.
The roof is expected to cost $2 million and the heating and cooling system $1 million.
The estimated total cost for the gym, roof and heating and cooling system is $7 million.
The project will not require a referendum. If the school board approves the project, residents could use a system known as “petition remonstrance” to challenge the project. Burroughs says she doesn't expect that to happen.
“I haven’t heard any uproar in the community about the project,” she said.
A facility study done last fall estimated a new gym would cost an estimated $2 million. It is now believed the gym will cost around $4 million, according to Superintendent Donna Burroughs.
A community meeting will be at 7 p.m. April 25 in the school’s auditorium for the public to ask questions and see the plans for the new gym.
The architect designing the project is expected to be there to show the design.
Burroughs said the increase came after meeting with the architect.
The people doing the facility study “never asked what we needed, they never asked for details,” she said. She said once Triton school officials sat down with the architect, they were able to get a more accurate price estimate.
The new gym is planned on being added to the southeast side of the school.
The gym will help alleviate scheduling conflicts that students often have practicing until 8 or 9:30 p.m., Burroughs said.
“It really limits who is able to participate,” she said. She said the new gym will reduce conflicts where parents, who have kids in multiple grades, might have to choose which game they’re going to attend.
The school uses the old Bourbon gym as extra right now. The building, which was erected in the 1920s, either needs to be repaired or replaced.
In addition to the new gym, the facility study also recommended a new roof for the high school and a new heating and cooling system for the elementary school.
The current high school gym leaks and maintenance employees are up there fixing it anytime after a rain.
The heating and cooling system in the elementary was first put in more than 20 years ago, and needs replaced due to general wear and tear.
The roof is expected to cost $2 million and the heating and cooling system $1 million.
The estimated total cost for the gym, roof and heating and cooling system is $7 million.
The project will not require a referendum. If the school board approves the project, residents could use a system known as “petition remonstrance” to challenge the project. Burroughs says she doesn't expect that to happen.
“I haven’t heard any uproar in the community about the project,” she said.
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