The new School Building Committee, appointed by the School Committee on April 11, held its first meeting on May 3. Members voted to appoint Chris Fasciano as chair, Kim Bodnar as vice chair, and Selectman Jennifer Glass as secretary.
As outlined in its charge, the SBC will create a feasibility study resulting in plans and cost estimates for a Lincoln School renovation project costing at least $30 million. In March, voters approved releasing $750,000 to fund work by consultants the group will hire. The group will work closely with a community center building committee, which will be producing its own feasibility study.
The SBC’s next meeting will be Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Hartwell multipurpose Room. The tentative agenda includes a review of a draft Request for Services (RFS), the first step in the hiring of an owner’s project manager. A subcommittee comprising Creel, Nicholson, and Sugar is preparing the draft for review by the full committee.
Members of the SBC are:
- Becky McFall, Superintendent of Schools
- Buckner Creel, Lincoln Public Schools Administrator for Business and Finance
- Michael Haines, Town Facilities Manager
- Sharon Hobbs, Brooks School Principal
- Timothy Christenfeld, School Committee
- Jennifer Glass, Board of Selectmen
- Gina Halsted, Finance Committee
- Kimberly Bodnar, community member
- Chris Fasciano, community member
- Craig Nicholson, community member
- Steven Perlmutter, community member
- Peter Sugar, community member
The following liaisons were also appointed by their respective organizations, with more expected:
- Doug Adams, Liaison, Historic Commission
- Ed Lang, Liaison, Green Energy Committee
- John Ritz, Liaison, Lincoln Council on Disabilities
- Ian Spencer, Liaison, Public Safety
- Gary Taylor, Liaison, Planning Board
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