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AC 10-year plan coming soonn |
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Written by Reporter1
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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The report will come from John Riley, a partner in the Martin Riley architectural and engineering firm at Fort Wayne. The company has worked on several projects at AC over 20 to 25 years and, says Riley, knows the building in Monroe very well.
In fact, Riley said during the AC board's May meeting, one of his staffers is doing a video flow chart to show daily student movements from room to room as part of the plan to make the most efficient use of all available space.
Meanwhile, one of Martin Riley's employees, Andy Mitchell, advised the school board about a project to redo the northern half of the outdoor tennis courts, which includes four courts.
The board members engaged in a discussion with Mitchell and Riley about that project and its costs, which are facing considerable upward push based on oil prices (since oil is used in making asphalt) and steel expense (since new fence posts are part of the plan).
The board voted, 6-1, with Steve Maller in opposition, for a project with a price tag of $102,674. The winning bidder was LICA Construction of Berne. The project, to be done this summer, will result in a new asphalt surface and fencing.
AC Superintendent Mike Pettibone mentioned a comment by board member Wes Kuntzman, who once said the tennis courts are the one facet of AC's campus most used by the public. Thus, while the courts will be used by AC's boys' and girls' teams, "we're truly investing it for the community," said Pettibone.
During the discussion, board member Dave Fox said another problem Adams Central has is insufficient gymnasium space. Pettibone said he ranks improving classrooms ahead of adding gym space.
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