Please note: We are striving to provide recordings of each Facilities Planning Committee meeting, but we do not have one to share from the December meeting due to technical difficulties. We have new equipment that we hope will ensure all future meetings will be recorded so we can provide them for public review.
At their December meeting, the Facilities Planning Committee made several decisions to focus their work and start to move forward toward a plan for the district’s facilities.
Committee members decided to focus on a single site for Pre-K through 12 classrooms moving forward rather than considering schools at multiple sites. The committee felt that there is value in the unity that can be gained by having all staff and students at a single physical location. They also felt that the potential operating efficiencies, such as streamlining maintenance and food operations, and logistical flexibility of a single site would be worthwhile.
The committee also decided that they will not consider using the Thrall Dam site, which was the location included with the last capital proposal. The exit poll done after the vote in early 2024 showed that the public did not approve of using this site.
Committee members decided that it would cost too much to renovate the Lake View Campus in Westport to house all classrooms. It is still being considered to house athletic fields and transportation facilities. Members are still exploring the idea of full or partial renovations at Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown to move elementary programs there.
The committee asked for the following information to be shared for discussion at their next meeting, which will be held Jan. 23 at Lake View Campus:
- A program review that includes the constraints used to determine the needs for the options that were previously proposed.
- A breakdown of what would be included in the full renovations at the Mountain View Campus (approximately $25 million, as discussed).
- A breakdown of what would be included in limited renovations up to the Maximum Cost Allowance (MCA; $15 million +/-) at the Mountain View Campus.
- A site sketch of locating transportation and the athletic fields at the Lake View Campus.
For more information on the committee’s decisions and work, please visit boquetvalleycsd.org/facilities-committee.
