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BOURBON - Triton School Board of Trustees Monday approved Michiana Contracting and Koontz and King Excavating to complete work on a bus garage.
The garage will be built across from Triton High School, 100 Triton Drive, Bourbon.
Cost for the garage is estimated at $193,949. Michiana Contracting will complete the work for the building and Koontz and King will do the excavating work.
Design manager Steve Brettin, Ziolkowski Construction Inc., South Bend, has been working with Triton trustees on the bus garage project. Brettin said he is confident in Michiana Contracting and Koontz and King to complete the work on the garage and it was his recommendation to approve both companies.
Superintendent Rex Roth said the bids are higher than expected but they still fit in the budget. "I think we're up and running," Roth said.
School board members rejected bids submitted July 27, making changes on site and building work and providing new architectural plans. The bus garage project has been ongoing since late last summer and will be used for bus storage.
In other business:
• Board members approved hiring Joe Bennett as Triton High School's golf coach. Bennett will coach half-time.
• Approved hiring Ted Doty as Triton Junior High's football coach.
• Approved Ryan Gould's resignation as Triton High School assistant tennis coach for the boys team. Gould held this position for one year.
• Approved hiring Ruth Montgomery as Triton High School's assistant softball coach for the girls team.
• Roth said 100 new computers were distributed to the schools. Forty-five computers went to the high school business labs, 10 to the library and the rest went to the elementary school.
"Next year we'll update the ones we didn't get this year," Roth said.
• Board members discussed the 2001 budget. A budget hearing will be held Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. in a regular-session meeting. The board also approved Roth's request to advertise the 2001 budget.
• The school board will have two seats open in the fall election. Terms are up for board members Kevin Boyer and Steve Feldman. Both Boyer and Feldman will run for office again. "In fact, it says here you have to run fast," Roth joked. Deadline for filing election forms is Aug. 25 at noon.
• Staff orientation will be held Aug. 21 with a hog roast dinner served in the high school cafeteria. "We're eatin' ol' 'Baldy,'" board member Larry Lemler said. The hog starring in the dinner was named by board members.
• Triton High School's cross country team will travel to the dunes Aug. 19 for a field trip. "They do this every year," Roth said, "to kick off their season." Board members approved the field trip.
• Triton Elementary School Principal Tom Bowers said 122 children showed up for the Jump Start program, which began Monday and will go through Aug. 18. The program is for extended learning for children. Bowers said he was very "pleased with the attendance."
• School registration will be Aug. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Registration also will run Aug. 17 during regular school day hours.
Triton School Board trustees include: president Dave Shively, superintendent Rex Roth, vice president Steve Blackford, secretary Steve Feldman, Larry Lemler and Kevin Boyer.
