The latest estimated construction cost for the Tisbury School project is now $53.2 million — nearly $5 million lower than the previous estimate.
The latest estimated construction cost for the Tisbury School project is now $53.2 million — nearly $5 million lower than the previous estimate, school building committee chairman Harold Chapdelaine said at a Monday evening meeting.
The announcement came ahead of a joint meeting planned for Tuesday afternoon, when the selectmen, school committee and parent teacher organization will get their first look at the building committee’s approved design for the school renovation and addition.
Mr. Chapdelaine said building committee members and Tappé Architects of Boston have worked diligently to trim costs without compromising the school’s 28-page education program.
“If you look at where we were and where we are today, our efforts have shown fruits,” Mr. Chapdelaine said. “August was intense.”
The latest estimate covers construction costs only, said Richard Marks of Daedalus Projects, the town project management contractor for the reconstruction.
“This is not for any of the related costs that will need to be included in the final budget,” Mr. Marks said.
The estimate does include $2.5 million for modular classrooms and offices, about half the amount needed to accommodate all of the Tisbury students and staff while construction is underway.
Mr. Marks recommended finding alternative locations for the school’s kindergarten, seventh-grade and eighth-grade classes during the two academic years it is expected to take to finish the building project.
Committee members Reade Milne, a Tisbury School parent, and Tisbury School teacher Rita Jeffers both objected to separating the student body, but Mr. Marks pushed back.
“When we talk about 10 per cent of the entire cost of the building . . . I think there’s got to be a better way than spending five million, especially when there’s so much pressure on the price,” Mr. Marks said.
Full discussion is expected Tuesday, as the building committee seeks support from town leaders before the project heads to voters at town meeting The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom (the meeting I.D. number is 970 9930 7662, with the passcode 874638).
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Two years of kids in trailers
TisKid VHTwo years of kids in trailers? I'm voting no.
Of course you vote "No". It
T Bone Oak BluffsOf course you vote "No". It's what Tisbury does. The children suffer. And you save a few bucks.
TisKid, so vote no. I just
Not shortsighted VHTisKid, so vote no. I just cancelled you. Truth is a no vote makes them in an asbestos laden building with lead and more contaminates instead of getting a new school. So I think if it's a no vote the kids stay in the school for the next 4 years and the town is faced with higher costs due to building prices increasing exponentially on the island.
Oh now we're concerned about
TisKid VHOh now we're concerned about asbestos and costs. Where were these concerns when we could have built a better school for less money with a lot of state funding? The plan now is to shove kids in trailers so we can build a less good school for more money. Thank you. I will vote no. I'd be fine with spending more money. Spending more should be the cost of bad decisions to turn down state funding to build better schools against the advice of the committee that spent a long time looking at this. The town was specifically warned the price would go up. I'm fine with paying higher prices to set up generations of kids/teachers with a better situation.
I had and still have concerns
Not shortsighted Martha's VineyardI had and still have concerns as do many of us parents and we were not the no vote. If you've been following the plans you would notice this is a great building , not a less good school but it will cost more money of which I am ok with paying. I sadly think you're not understand the project and abhor you to reach out and converse with the school building committee or attend one of the forums. You were with many of us that were not snookered by the falsities of a few planning board members of which successfully killed the last project. Don't let them win again because they're out there spewing their same hatred that they were years ago.
Please reach out and learn more about this new, not less good school. God Bless you.
I fully agree with you that
TisKid VHI fully agree with you that the town rejected what the committee said last time, and shouldn't make the same mistake again unnecessarily. I'll need to be convinced it's worth putting kids into trailers for years. I don't see why kids should have to be in trailers because the town cheaped out. Although the educomp idea is interesting and may be a step in the right direction.
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