Morse HS / BRCTC Site Selection Committee Workshop

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1 MEETING NOTES DATE: ATTENDEES: Jel Austin, Leigh Ann Card, Mike Field, Erika Guld, Bethany Wallace, Dave Richards, Steve Singer, David Flaherty, Alan Waltn, Kelsey Marc, Jennifer Jnes, Hlly Spence, Andrew Deci, Karen Rbins, Eric Varney LBA: Rn Lamarre, Steve Laput Sebag Technics: Kylie Masn FROM: RE: Steve Laput, Lavallee Brensinger Mrse HS / BRCTC Site Selectin Cmmittee Wrkshp On the abve date, thse nted abve met and discussed the site selectin prcess at Mrse High Schl / Bath Reginal Career and Technical Center (BRCTC). The fllwing is a brief summary f the discussin that tk place: Attendees visited all three sites currently under cnsideratin: Wing Farm, Central Site, and the Middle Schl Site. Visit t Middle Schl site: Psitive aspects: N vernal pl Pre-develped Multiple lcatins n the prperty t place a new building Infrastructure is already in place Future expansin pprtunities fr Middle Schl Negative aspects: If primary access is ff Old Brunswick Rad, rad imprvements will be necessary t widen the rad, imprve sightlines, and prvide shulders Neutral Aspects: Blue structures are city wned Visit t Wing Farm: Psitive aspects: Already pre-develped and cleared with 3 plateaus A new building culd be spread ut ver all 3 plateaus r be lcated n middle plateau with parking and fields abve and belw Pedestrian access t Middle Schl playing fields Great views Negative aspects: Tp plateau in its current state nt large enugh t accmmdate a new building Existing plateaus wuld need t be re-graded Required upgrade f 8-inch water line t 12-inch line t supprt a new building (existing 8-inch line may be adequate if fields nly at this site) NH: 155 Dw Street, Suite 400, Manchester, NH MA: 40 Cambridge Street, Charlestwn, MA

2 Site Selectin Cmmittee Page 2 Acquisitin fee wuld be required due t Ecnmic Develpment Administratin (EDA) funds Lse tax revenue ptential if use as new schl site Zning change required frm industrial t educatinal use Intersectin at Cngress Avenue and Centre Street/Wing Farm Parkway wuld need t be upgraded Any use (building and/r fields) wuld require a new pedestrian bridge Neutral aspects A new building n this site wuld be separate frm the Middle Schl with the fields in between as a buffer The tw schls wuld nt be visually cnnected fr security purpses Wuld prvide separatin between students f different age grups Visit t Central Site: Psitives: Prximity t Middle Schl Ptential t create urban crridr cnnecting dwntwn and Middle Schl thrugh this site Negatives: Legin Pst wuld need t be relcated (nt paid fr by the prject) Presence f vernal pl at edge f Cngress Avenue Envirnmental issues: Braided channel, ledge, peat pckets, Maine histrical/archelgical study required, Nrthern Bats study Tpgraphy challenges Cst f permitting Multiple prperty wners and additinal acquisitin csts Secndary access frm the west ff f Cngress Avenue wuld need t vercme 14-feet f ledge Desn t have anything that Middle Schl and Wing Farm desn t ffer Wrkshp discussin fllwing the site visits: Immediate needs fr the site: Bath is a walkable cmmunity maintain the cncept f density It was als nted that walkability isn t necessarily a pririty fr sending schl students Exterir space required fr BRCTC prgrams (autmtive, etc.) Staff, student, and visitr parking Parking issues that need t be addressed: Hw much is needed? One space per staff member? Hw many fr students? Senirs? Junirs? Event Parking? What is wrst case during daytime? (Cnsider simultaneus Middle Schl and High Schl/BRCTC events) Vehicular access, secnd means f vehicular egress

3 Site Selectin Cmmittee Page 3 Playing fields (sme culd be lcated n nearby alternative sites) It was nted that the State wuld fund imprvements t existing fields as lng as they are acquired by the Schl Future expansin Cnsider acquiring land, but nt necessarily develping all f it as part f this prject Whichever site is selected, expansin t add 20% t 25% mre students will be included in the planning Each site was evaluated as a new building lcatin based n the criteria belw: Wing Farm Middle Schl Central Sites Walkability N Yes Yes Sewer (N Issues) Cmbined Sewer & Strmwater lines (Separatin required) Cmbined Sewer & Strmwater lines (Separatin required) Water Upgrade frm 8 line t 12 line required Electricity Safety / Security (Visual cnnectins between sites & Middle Schl building) Wrst Best OK Traffic Need bridge & intersectin upgrade Ptential upgrades t Old Brunswick Rad Grading issues with secndary access frm west side Cngress Ave. Opprtunities fr utdr gathering areas Opprtunities fr parking slutins Gd Gd N Gd Gd Nt gd Sustainability Gd Gd Nt gd Amunt f site that is develpable 90% Less than 40% 50% Educatin pprtunities Prximity t river, frest, resurces Prximity t Middle Schl - Displacement f fields N Yes N

4 Site Selectin Cmmittee Page 4 It was agreed that the Central Sites are nt ideal fr a new building due t the envirnmental challenges Cnsider fr a new field n the immediate Legin site and parking lt It was agreed that there is n ne site that can accmmdate bth a new building and all f the playing fields If new building is at Middle Schl site, are displaced fields relcated t Central sites r Wing Farm? If new building is at Wing Farm, d all the required fields fit n the Middle Schl site r is additinal land required? Mre infrmatin is needed t further evaluate the sites: Types and quantity f playing fields Parking cunts Csts assciated with land acquisitin and permitting LBA nted a meeting will be held with the DOE n July 16 t review the status f the site selectin prcess. The next meeting with this cmmittee will be scheduled nce the additinal infrmatin nted abve is cmpiled. Attachment: Aerial view f the sites Please cntact me regarding any crrectins r clarificatins. The abve will be cnsidered final unless the writer is ntified f any crrectins within 10 days f the date f these Meeting Ntes.

5 Middle Schl (39 acres) Old Brunswick Rd Wing Farm (25 acres) Cngress Ave. Legin (4.74 acres) Lzier Lgic (7.28 acres) Church (10.83 acres)