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7/17/2006
MSAD 46 Building Committee Chooses Building Site (May 31, 2005 press release) [+/-]MSAD 46 Building Committee Chooses Building Site (
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The Site Selection Subcommittee looked at 9 possible building sites. They immediately discarded 4 because of a low rating based on a Standard Site Selection Criteria Matrix. They then considered very carefully 5 sites before making their choice. The Abbott Hill site of the present school was scrutinized and after much agonizing was rejected.
Reasons for building a new K-8 school complex on Abbott Hill included a long history of a school on that site, the location being close to the present high school and being within walking distance to town that would save on busing. That the school district already owns the land and the utilities are there was other strong reasons to consider the present site.
But ultimately the concern for adequate space needed for 100,000 square feet of building, 2.5 acres for parking, 7.5 acres for athletic fields and playgrounds, room for a bus area, plus a water runoff retention pond, proved insurmountable.
The need for a second access road at a cost of over $800,000, traffic problems, and that there would never be any room for expansion for either the K-8 facility or the high school were the clinchers for many on the committee and they reluctantly rendered a unanimous decision to locate the new school off Abbott Hill.
The sites rejected on the Garland Road had various flaws that in the final analysis caused them to be rejected. Of major concern were traffic problems at intersections, poor visibility for vehicle safety, access to the sites, and a narrow unpaved road.
The site chosen is more that adequate in size, is situated in an acceptable location, and possesses the features requisite for a school to be designed for more than 750 K-8 students. Copies of the Subcommittee’s report is available at the Superintendent’s office.
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