WILMINGTON — The School Committee met on Wednesday, April 24 to receive updates for the district about high school activities, transportation, special education, and federal grants.
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The Concord Middle School Building Committee report
COURTESY OF CONCORD MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Committee advances project to schematic design
Members of the Concord Middle School Building Committee voted to adopt a revised space summary plan to advance the project to the schematic design phase at their business meeting on May 6.
The new space summary recommendation removed dedicated spaces for the maker space and alternate physical education space while increasing the size of the auditorium to 420 seats and revising the size of the gymnasium to accommodate two 74-foot basketball practice cross courts within the width required by the single Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association regulation sized main basketball court. The vote also included language which calls for a review of the building design to seek opportunities to simplify and lower total project cost. The educational programmatic elements that are associated with the maker space and alternate physical
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Immediately after an AVCOG (Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments) presentation on Formed Based Code the Selectmen called their regular scheduled meeting to order at 6:00pm. Minutes were approved for the December 7, 2020 Selectmen’s meeting and the December 8, 2020 TIF Public Hearing/Selectmen’s meeting.
Under Public to Speak on Non Agenda Items a suggestion was made that public input be solicited to determine what the “Vision” is for the development of the TIF District. This helpful public feedback could be incorporated into an upcoming Comprehensive Plan update that is not dependent on the outcome of the TIF vote. The “vision” or desired outcome, needs to be understood so that appropriate building and zoning codes are in place to attain the stated goals of the public input on the TIF District. The Board agreed to form a committee early into the new year to work on this.