Facilities committee reviews athletic master plan and Leo Club project; district schedules underground diesel removal
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Summary
The board's facilities committee reported on planned middle/high-school breezeway doors, a student Leo Club courtyard proposal and a Phase 2 athletic master plan presentation from Arcaterra (discussion deferred); the district also scheduled removal of old diesel from two buried tanks at a stated cost of $1,600 and an imprecise reported fuel volume.
The Octorara Area School District facilities committee updated the board on several capital and site items and noted a near-term environmental safety action to remove old diesel fuel from two buried tanks.
During the facilities committee report the chair said the committee discussed purchasing breezeway doors for the middle and high schools and heard a presentation from the Leo Club about plans for a courtyard behind the middle school. The committee received a presentation from Arcaterra on the athletic master plan Phase 2; the chair said the presentation raised many issues and, because of time constraints, the board will continue the discussion next week and administration will circulate additional information.
The facilities report also described plans to remove old diesel fuel from two underground tanks on district property. The work is scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday and was reported to have a cost of $1,600. Speakers in the meeting described the amount of fuel removed in imprecise terms — the transcript records an approximate figure of "10,000" (the units were unclear in the recording). The chair and business manager indicated the cleanup would proceed that week; the board did not provide further technical or permitting details during the public portion of the meeting.
The chair characterized the student presentation positively: "We had a fantastic presentation from the Leo Club on what they wanna do with the courtyard," noting appreciation for student involvement. The athletic master plan Phase 2 briefing by Arcaterra was acknowledged as substantive but deferred for more time and materials.
Next steps: administration will provide additional information on the athletic master plan and facilities items before further discussion at an upcoming meeting; the removal of the diesel fuel is scheduled to proceed as stated. The board announced an executive session for legal and personnel matters following the public meeting.
