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Chris Andrisky (associate superintendent) and district staff described a plan recommended by the facilities team and outside consultants: install two dedicated energy‑recovery ventilation units (roughly $15,000 each) plus charcoal filtration to mitigate any residual off‑gassing. Staff recommended a conservative approach: fund one unit from the current fiscal year’s available appropriation and draw the second unit from anticipated year‑end unassigned fund balance, for a total contingency of $30,000.

Board members questioned timing and whether to wait for warmer, more humid months that might cause the odor to return before spending the funds. Staff proposed an interim step: open an encumbered purchase order to reserve capacity with a vendor (which would appear as an encumbrance in the financials) but delay final purchase until the spring if monitoring suggests the odor has not returned. Molly (finance contact) said the district could open a purchase order and later modify or cancel it if final data show the units are unnecessary.

Administrators emphasized continued monitoring. The facilities team said that as of the meeting the smell was not present — a development staff described as encouraging but not conclusive given the short monitoring window and seasonal humidity effects.

Ending: The board accepted the staff recommendation to reserve (encumber) funds for the potential purchase and to continue close monitoring; staff will report back in spring and proceed with purchase only if monitoring and vendor scheduling justify it.
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District staff said the principal budget pressures are contractual salary increases under the teachers’ collective bargaining agreement, rising special education costs and facilities and maintenance needs identified in a recent five‑year audit. The proposed operating budget includes a time‑sensitive LED lighting upgrade tied to a utility rebate the district expects could offset part of the cost if installed during the coming fiscal year.

District administrators also said they would like to direct retained fund balance (if available) toward multiple trust funds. The board proposed keeping the same order of funding that voters see on the warrant: first the Building Maintenance Fund (proposed $25,000), then the Special Education Trust Fund (proposed $10,000), a new Technology Reserve (proposed $10,000), and Safety & Security (proposed $10,000). Officials said retained funds would be allocated in that order if year‑end balances are insufficient to cover all requests.

Staff described the default budget — the baseline if voters reject the proposed operating budget — and said the difference between proposed and default budgets is roughly $53,000 on the materials provided to the public. The packet also included a more detailed MS‑26 operating budget worksheet. Board and staff reiterated that the first year of any approved bond payment would be an interest‑only amount charged against the 2025–26 fiscal year budget (the bond discussion was held earlier in the meeting).

Public comment covered several topics: the size of the proposed budget increase, the facilities audit and the LED project, food‑service losses and whether the district should pursue participation in federal school meal programs (district staff said the facility would need renovation and that small schools often find program entry cost‑prohibitive), and student enrollment and per‑pupil cost figures. Staff said the district’s published cost per pupil on the Department of Education website for the last published year was $23,527.91; a budgetary per‑pupil figure cited during the meeting (budget divided by projected enrollment) was roughly $27,700 under the district’s estimate of 120 students.

Ending: The board closed the public hearing by motion and will present the proposed operating budget and amended warrant articles at the deliberative session; staff will publish the MS‑26 and warrant article language after signatures are collected.
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The decision narrows an original “not to exceed” figure of $1,867,565 to $1.4 million for a project the district has discussed over the past 18 months to change the traffic pattern at Newfields School, relocate a crosswalk, add a parent‑pickup entrance and parking, and construct ADA‑compliant access from the new lot to the building.

District presenters said the work responds to multiple safety concerns: limited crosswalk visibility, cars and buses turning close to classroom windows, lack of sidewalks for students moving between the playground and the main entrance, and the need to bring existing access out of “grandfathered” status into ADA compliance. The project team showed a site sketch and described how earthwork, drainage, retaining walls and paving compose the bulk of the cost.

Molly (finance contact) explained how the bond would be structured through the New Hampshire bond bank and showed three hypothetical repayment schedules (three-, five- and seven-year terms). She said the first fiscal year payment in all sample schedules would be mostly interest — listed in the packet as $46,689.13 — and cited conservative interest assumptions drawn from recent bond‑bank sales. Molly said the district plans to include a construction manager in the procurement process after the warrant article, which she and other staff said would refine the project scope and cost during bidding.

Residents pressed the board for clearer cost breakdowns. Several attendees, including Kevin Riley and John Hayden, urged the district to gather multiple contractor bids or line‑item estimates for “earthwork,” which they said drove the largest single cost line. Some residents suggested lower‑cost alternatives (a gravel parking surface, a limited sidewalk-only fix) and noted ongoing concerns about long‑term maintenance and snow removal costs for any new lot. Project consultants cited demolition of existing tanks, removal of stumps, installation of drainage features and a proposed retaining wall as items that substantially increase the earthwork estimate.

After questions and a discussion of budget risk and public acceptance, the board voted to reduce the warrant article amount. The board also instructed staff to request updated bond schedules from the bond bank for the revised amount and to post the amended warrant language in advance of the deliberative session.

The board and staff characterized the change as an attempt to respond to public concern about total cost while keeping the project scope focused on student safety, ADA access and traffic separation.

Ending: The amended warrant amount will be posted with the district’s warrant documents and the district will move forward with procurement planning and updated bond schedules before the deliberative session.
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Newfields administrators recommend $30,000 contingency for odor remediation in two classrooms; board to encumber funds pending monitoring

Newfields School District proposes 5.98% operating budget increase; board outlines trust‑fund allocations

Newfields officials cut bond request to $1.4 million after public pushback on school safety project cost