HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0646 (2)Dr. Williams said the Third Creek Elementary School project was on budget. She
mentioned the school system had 145 mobile units, but it would not need to obtain anymore in
the upcoming year. She said the school officials were evaluating the uses of the properties at
Wayside and ADR, She said the Wayside property encompassed nine acres.
Dr. Williams then discussed five facility needs that were established by the Facility
Needs Task Force in March 2001. These were:
New Western Zone Middle School
Replacement buildings/expansion for Scotts Elementary School $ 1 ,96 , 000 +
Replacement buildings/expansion for Harmony ElementarySchool 4,365.000
New Southern Zone Elementary School ,759, 500
Additional building/renovations for the Bus Garage 12,759,500
1,890,000
Dr. Williams said the bus garage was built in 1959 to service 90 buses. Williams said the
garage serviced 215 school buses, 31 activity buses, and 122 maintenance and driver education
vehicles. She said additional space was needed. Williams said the School Facilities Task Force
had recommended that an additional service building
the additional structure. (20,000 s. f.) be built on the existing site.
Dr. Williams said the cost would be $1,890,000 to renovate the existing building and construct
In reference to the funding for the building projects, Blumenstein said, "From May of
2003, we could structure a bond of about $30 million. In 2003-04 some of the interest could be
funded, and in 2004-05 some of the interest and principal could be funded."
Commissioner Johnson said he felt some undesignated money could be used for the
western zone middle school land acquisition.
It was the consensus of the commissioners for the county staff to draw up a resolution
regarding the funding for the new western zone middle school land purchase and to include a
Provision regarding a financing arrangement for the Scotts Elementary School project, the
Harmony Elementary School project, and the new southern zone elementary school project.
MITCHELI. COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC): The college was represented by.
President Doug Eason, Board of Trustees Chair Joe Troutman, Board of Trustees Member Frank
Fields, Vice President for Development William Findt, Vice President of Finance Dick Lefevre,
and Director of Facilities Gary Johnson.
2003.
Eason said the board of trustees was submitting the following budget requests for 2002-
1. HVAC system for the library and student center
2. Parking lot repair and expansion on the main campus $500,000
20,000
3. Security lighting and sidewalk construction for the main campus 150,000
4. Roof repairs for the library and student center
30,000
$880,000
Dr. Eason said the college would open bids for the Mooresville center expansion next
week. He said the expansion would be covered by bond money. Eason said the college's bond
money was split two ways ($3 million new construction and $2 million renovation).
Eason. A ten year, long-range plan consisting of the following items was also described by
Main Campus $10,044,973
Continuing Ed. Ctr. 5,688,823
Mooresville Ctr. 1,040,408
Deferred Maintenance 1.760.000
Total $18,534,204
Chairman Tice thanked the Mitchell College representatives for their presentation and
announced the meeting would resume at the Historic Vance Hotel in Statesville, NC.