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CANFIELD -- The Canfield Schools Facilities Committee met just prior to Easter break, but did not come to a decision on what recommendation to present to the school board.
The meetings will continue April 20, with a recommendation possible for the May Board of Education meeting, according to school officials.
Superintendent Joe Knoll made the presentation on the final three choices the committee was considering. Those choices all included new construction.
Option A included the construction of a new K-4 building on the Hilltop property; a new 5-8 building on the Canfield Village Middle School site; and some much-needed renovation, such as a new roof, paving, and fixes for drainage issues at the high school. Estimated cost was set at $108 million.
Option B, estimated at $107 million, included the construction of a new K-8 school building on the district's Shields Road property and the high school renovations mentioned in Option A.
Option C involves a new K-6 school on the Hilltop site and adding a 7-8 grade wing at the high school, along with the high school renovations. The price tag for this option was set at $91 million, according to Knoll.
The three options were narrowed down from eight options that were on the table in January.
The final three choices were presented at a public forum April 4. The committee came together April 6 to begin the work of coming up with one recommendation that would have been presented to the Board of Education at the April 19 meeting. That presentation is now moved to the May 17 meeting.
"Due to some updated information on the cost set for those plans, and our special needs capacity, we decided to postpone the vote until April 20," Knoll said.
He said special needs play into the overall cost and need to be considered for the final proposal. As for the estimated costs, those were set high, figuring the cost of construction would be on the rise, according to Knoll. At the committee meeting, it was discovered the actual price increases were less than anticipated, so final numbers could not be calculated in time for the April 6 meeting, thus the continuation of that session to April 20.
On April 20, the committee should have a more accurate look at the costs for the option that will be chosen.
The committee, which is made up of around 50 members, has been meeting weekly since January.
"I am impressed with the process," Board of Education President Traci DeCapua said. "They are a dedicated group of individuals."