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Shaw Island district weighs donated three‑bedroom house for teacher housing, schedules Oct. 30 decision
Summary
Board members discussed accepting a donated three‑bedroom house as teacher housing, flagged structural, permitting and moving costs, and directed Superintendent Becky Bell to work with PBW Architects before a special meeting vote on Oct. 30. The district reported $844,443 in capital funds.
The Shaw Island School District Board spent significant time on Oct. 14 discussing a donated three‑bedroom house offered to the district as potential teacher housing. Superintendent Becky Bell and Project Manager John Bingham reviewed condition and logistics concerns — age, foundation and electrical issues, roofing and site repairs, tree removal with possible replanting, permitting, and whether the road’s width and load capacity would allow moving the structure.
Bell told the board the district currently has $844,443 in its Capital Project Fund earmarked for teacher housing, with $77,500 in pledges expected and roughly $205,000 in general‑fund investments; the district also qualifies for a small loan. The board agreed that Bell should work with PBW Architects (represented remotely by Shawn Kemna) to get estimates — including a mover’s cost — and additional condition reports before deciding whether to accept the donated house or proceed with a new‑build bid at a special meeting set for Oct. 30.
Board members did not take a formal vote on acquisition that day; the consensus was procedural: obtain more information. The district’s next formal step is the Oct. 30 special meeting, where trustees will consider the donated house alongside any new‑build bids.
