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Buildings and Grounds committee outlines middle-school repairs; environmental review limits subdivision of Avis lot
Summary
The buildings and grounds committee presented a priority list of middle-school projects (HVAC units, pumps, gym work) with a preliminary phase-one estimate of $4–$5 million; a Cedar Run Environmental Services review said DEP would likely not permit homes on the district'owned Avis property, complicating subdivision plans.
The Jersey Shore Area School District's buildings and grounds committee on Jan. 13 reported a list of priority repairs for the middle school, ranging from HVAC replacements to gym refurbishment, and said consultants will return with cost estimates before the board takes action.
Committee chair Harry Broomgard summarized the committee's site visits and a recommended first phase of projects at the middle school. Items listed for the phase include replacing about 76 classroom unit ventilators, replacing one chilled-water pump, two domestic hot-water storage tanks, one domestic hot-water heater, two hot-water pumps and various gym repairs. The committee said a contractor or consultant (identified in materials as Scribe Logic/Site Logic; the firm will provide formal pricing) will be asked to provide firm cost estimates at the board's next meeting.
Broomgard described two options for the gym floor: a full replacement estimated at roughly $300,000 to $400,000, or sanding to bare wood and refinishing — a resurfacing estimate of about $46,000. He also reported the committee is considering removing two suspended ceilings in the gym to expose and refinish structural trusses, and addressing a worn curtain divider and wall padding.
"We think it's gonna come somewhere probably between 4 to $5,000,000" for the phase-one package, Broomgard said, and added the committee will obtain prices before the board would consider any approvals.
Board members asked technical questions. When a member asked how removing the drop ceiling would affect acoustics, Broomgard replied, "It will actually be better because that drop ceiling is keeping the noise in that space." The committee said it will provide detailed scope and pricing before any formal vote.
The committee also reported on the district-owned Avis lot. Broomgard read from a Cedar Run Environmental Services field report and said, "it is the opinion of this office that ... DEP would not issue permits to construct homes and wetlands on this property." Board members discussed that subdivision would require DEP permitting, could be costly and was not assured; sale of the parcel, however, remained a possibility. Broomgard added the property had been logged roughly a decade earlier and quoted an historical valuation of about $3,539,000, but said the district would need to assess current conditions and permitting feasibility before pursuing subdivision or sale.
The committee emphasized that the estimates and consultant numbers will be returned to the board for review and that no construction contracts or borrowing will be authorized until members have detailed cost figures.
