BOURBON - Triton School Board passed the first project in the three-phase proposed capital improvement projects Monday.
Project one is to upgrade the air handling units and replace the gym lighting in the junior-senior high building built in 1968. The elementary school was built in 1991, and will get an oversized water heater to replace the old one, and also new gym lighting.
The new air handling upgrade will replace the existing ventilators with variable volume units, providing consistent heating and cooling. The old fixtures take 10 to 15 minutes to warm up before they are able to illuminate at 100 percent.
Curt Pletcher, with Umbaugh and Associates, explained the $1,975,437 project expenditures, while Tim Pitts, building engineer with EMCOR, guaranteed an annual savings of $37,000.
A total of $1,951,537 will be funded by the First Mortgage Qualified School Construction Bonds of 2010, with the reaming $23,000 coming from the Capital Project Fund. Umbaugh's Issuance costs, and EMCOR'S engineering fees ($159,037) are included in the total estimated cost. There are no hidden fees.
Repayment will not commence until 2018.
The board has a three-year capital project plan, but this approval is only for phase 1.
Oct. 21, the high school is hosting a public question and answer forum for all school board candidates vying for the open positions on the November ballot.
Seeking election for District 1 is Teresa Barnhart. This position is currently held by Rodney Kreft.
District 2 candidates are Andrew Cook, Sonya Riffle and Deborah Shively. Shively currently holds this seat.
District 4 candidates are Jerilyn Anders, Joseph Choquette and Marsha Keyser. Anders currently holds this seat.
The session will be held in the high school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Patrons are encouraged to attend even if their district does not have an open seat, as the board makes decisions for all children in Triton.The board approved several personnel changes:
- Scott Heckaman as a volunteer girls varsity basketball assistant.
- Justina Faulkner as the girls junior varsity basketball coach
- Dave Carpenter and Gordon Mosson as volunteer boys varsity basketball assistants.
- Matt Landis as the boys freshman basketball coach.
- Ryan Meister as the eighth-grade boys basketball coach
- Colton Keel as the seventh-grade basketball coach
- Jim Shively as the sixth-grade boys basketball coach.
