CANFIELD — The clock is ticking on planning for the future of the Canfield Local School District’s facilities.

The district’s facilities committee has five more meetings before a decision needs to be made. Superintendent Joe Knoll was given an update at a meeting earlier this month, and none of the options are cheap.

“The No. 1 item coming out of the discussions is the need for a new middle school,” Knoll said.

Following the middle school is consolidating the two elementary schools, taking C.H. Campbell off line, and renovating the high school.

The committee has come up with eight possible master plans:

• Master plan 1 calls for a new 5-8 middle school, a new consolidated PK-4 school and select renovations to the high school. That plan is estimated to cost $105,082,713;

• Master plan 2 calls for a new PK-8 school and select renovations to the high school. That cost came in at $97,599,991;

• Master plan 3 would see a new PK-6 school, a new 7-8 middle school and select renovations to the high school. That cost is estimated at $105,411,450;

• Master plan 4 involves a new PK-6 school, a new 7-8 middle school, and a new 9-12 high school. Cost for this plan was estimated at $143,274,703;

• Master plan 5 involves a new PK-5 school, and a renovation and addition to the present high school to house grades 6-12. The cost of this plan is set at $92,328,365;

• Master plan 6 calls for a new 6-8 middle school, renovations and additions to Hilltop to consolidate all PK-5 grades, and select high school renovations. Cost for this plan was set at $106,304,501;

• Master plan 7 involves a new PK-6 school, and renovations and additions to the high school to be able to house grades 7-12. Estimated cost was set at $93,041,222;

• Master plan 8 calls for renovation of C.H. Campbell for PK-3, renovation of Hilltop for grades 4-6, and renovations and additions to the high school so it can house grades 7-12. The price tag for this plan was estimated at $102,796,027;

“We are looking at a 10 percent anticipated cost increase,” Knoll said about the estimated prices.

With five sessions left, he said the committee will have to narrow down the one master plan they want to recommend to the board of education. He hopes by June the board will be able to vote on placing the appropriate levy on the ballot for November.

Knoll said the renovations to the high school would include a new roof, parking lot repaving and repairs, and addressing foundation issues and lighting.

Board members Bob Smallwood, Matt Campbell and Traci DeCapua were present for the presentation. Dave Wilkeson and Nader Atway were absent.