This morning I was personally asked on another thread to research ineligible costs at other school building projects and issues regarding the ‘Ellis option’. Evidently my post and he conversation it generated was part of the ruinous and mean-spirited remarks that were too much to bear and the conversation of nearly 100 comments were trimmed to fit. I won’t rant about free speech, moving out of town, us vs. them, etc. etc.. because, really, what’s the use? Instead, I will simply feel embarrassed for those who ask us to live in reality and then seek to alter it by rewriting history. Thank you for the enlightening and entertaining experience. These threads can be a great source of information for those who are undecided – just choose your caretakers wisely when you post. I repost below not out of ego, but in an effort to simply add to the conversation (again): Back to an earlier question, yes, even the latest and greatest model schools have ineligible costs including Marshfield with $15,339,866 in ineligible expenses for their recent high school (URL below). Ineligible costs are not extras, they are simply not reimbursed by the state. Comparing projects beyond that would be comparing apples-to-oranges given the proposal to build high school and community arts space, increases in construction costs, differences in site prep costs, etc. School Building Committee chairwoman Robyn Levirne wrote extensively regarding Ellis vs proposed site in her recent rebuttal (URL below): All of the options had ineligible costs. While it’s true that the high school auditorium and renovation costs are ineligible, Ellis’ site costs far exceeded all others, including the extension of town sewer and the unknown cost of what we would need to do with Mann Lot Rd (widening/sidewalks). Site costs in excess of 8 percent of direct construction costs are ineligible for all MSBA projects. Ellis also would have had more ineligible costs associated with new construction that were above the $287 per square foot construction cost allowance. The total cost difference to the town between the two options after conceptual design (pre-schematic) was approximately $5.4M. The HS co-located option, because of the educational benefits, operational efficiencies, and HS auditorium/renovations had the best cost-benefit analysis. For the Ellis option we were spending significant dollars on the site rather than educational space. massschoolbuildings.org/sites/default/files/edit-contentfiles/About_Us/Board_Meetings/2011_Board/11_16_11/Marshfield_PSB_11_16_11.pdf scituate.wickedlocal/article/20141216/NEWS/141217428/12457/
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 01:17:56 +0000
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