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not own the mobile units; they just lease them. She gave the
projections of the additional required mobile units through the
year 1999. one of their priorities is to finish the basement area
at Parkview. If their projects are correct, they will fill up the
seven proposed classrooms in that basement area next year. Dr.
Carrigan said they had not been off on their projects for this
year. In 1997-98 the are projecting about 1,000 students in the
two elementary schools. They have floating teachers because of the
student population. The accumulative costs for these projected
years is $1.1 million for seven classrooms and the mobile units.
In 1998-1999 the accumulative cost will be $1.4 million. This will
be for seven classrooms and 15 mobile units. This also involves
more and more floating teachers.
The lease cost for a mobile unit is $12,000 for the initial
year for lease and set-up and about $7,000 per year thereafter.
These figures are based on today's costs and have not been adjusted
for four years from now, Carrigan. She expects a four to five
percent inflation rate.
They have received an estimate for building classrooms with
tile floors, no frills, built-ins instead of furniture. The
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has increased the cost of
school construction because of the elevators and other items that
must be placed there for the handicapped.
In summarizing, she said they have to provide a place for the
school children. No matter how well they try to plan, we could
begin any school year with 100 more children, she said. Last year
they added teachers in the middle of the year. If you look
strictly at the mobile unit concept, they will spend $1,399,487,
almost $1.4 by the year 1998-99 for seven classrooms and mobile
units. We have got to begin in 1995-96 with the purchase of the
land, which will be $ .5 million. They are exploring all the
possibilities available to them, Dr. Carrigan said. They are going
ahead and write the plan and have it ready when the money comes.
They won't have to wait for plans once they get the money.
Dr. Carrigan concluded by saying if you have to have a
problem, this is a great problem to have. It is far better to see
growth than lack of growth because of population changes, as it is
in some areas.
Commissioner Madison said at $12 per square foot, as he had
figured the cost of one of the mobile units, office space could be
leased for that amount. He asked if they had looked at a lease -
purchase arrangement. Dr. Carrigan said lease -purchase is a very
good point, but they cannot do that at this time. She has looked
at shopping center areas, churches, etc. State regulations and
busing create problems for some of these locations, she said. The
problem they have is getting the up -front money. The other problem
is making the pay back.
Commissioner Boone asked how much of the supplemental tax is
going for capital at this time. Dr. Carrigan said nearly 658 of
the supplemental tax is going for capital presently.
Commissioner Boone inquired if Dr. Carrigan was proposing a
middle school and an elementary school on the same campus. Would
they share kitchen facilities and athletic facilities, etc.? He
said he thought that was a good idea.
Dr. Carrigan said they had a few dollars left from the Cops
funds. They have looked joining their high school and middle
school for one large high school and building another middle school
somewhere else. The cost is so great for the stadium and other
facilities that it makes better sense to expand the high school
where it is now located, Carrigan said.
Dr. Carrigan thanked the county commissioners for the