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Board hears facilities planning update: OFCC options, project delays, parking/field tradeoffs and power-provider choice
Summary
District staff updated the board on OFCC planning options, construction delays that could push completion into next year, and two immediate choices: whether to backfill underground stormwater detention now with aggregate to allow future parking (estimated extra cost about $32,000–$40,000) and whether to pursue Amherst municipal power or FirstEnergy for new site service.
The Amherst Exempted Village Schools board received a multipart update on district facilities and construction planning, including options that the district may present to the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC), construction and permitting delays for current projects, and near-term decisions about whether to backfill new underground stormwater detention with stone (to accommodate a future parking lot) or to backfill with dirt and plant grass.
Facilities advisory committee members reported three recent building tours and said they had narrowed possible configurations for a new high school and elementary options to six different configurations; the OFCC representative said he would evaluate each option for compliance and return with potential cost estimates. Administration said Amherst is about 14th in…
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