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Board authorizes $30,000 master‑planning fee to begin Spencer County High School study
Summary
The board approved a $30,000 contract to begin master planning for Spencer County High School with Sherman Carter Barnhart; the fee covers initial planning and basic design but excludes topo, geotech, and environmental surveys, and carries no set timetable.
Staff requested board approval to begin master planning for Spencer County High School and presented a proposal from Sherman Carter Barnhart to lead the next phase of planning for a fee of $30,000 to be paid from local funds.
The proposed scope covers building evaluation, needs assessment, basic design options and a cost projection; the fee explicitly excludes topographic and boundary surveys, geotechnical investigations, environmental surveys and additional specialty studies. Staff emphasized this work is pre‑planning to produce options and cost estimates, and that there is no timetable for construction associated with the approval.
Board members said they understood the request as an initial planning step that will give the board information to consider future scope and funding. The board approved the master-planning engagement as presented.
Next steps: Sherman Carter Barnhart will proceed with master-planning tasks; staff will return draft planning products and cost estimates for board review when available.
