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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New Staff Writer
After almost three hours of discussion at last Friday** meeting on capital outlay, the., joint supervisor-school board committee members appeared no closer to a detailed cost analysis on projected school expansion plans than they were six months ago.
On Friday, the committee agreed to hire space engineers to determine if room at the high school is being used at optimum efficiency.
School Board member Alan Stokes maintained that the space study should be completed before the committee begins working with an architect to develop alternative plans for the proposed high school expansion.
County engineer Fanning Baumgardner argued that the space study could be done at the same time and integrated with architect consultations. “Somewhere along the line, we have to marry the two concepts—efficiency of existing use and new construction needs.” he maintained.
Superintendent William Bloomer questioned the need for a space efficiency study in the first place. “I don’t know of a single area in the high school that has more space than the minimum required (by the state),” he noted.
Despite objections, the committee agreed to proceed with the study. “Do we have funds for this?” asked Stokes, adding that the school board budget didn’t include a line item to cover the extra expense, estimated to be $200 to $300 for the initial consultation with the space engineers and an additional SI ,500 to $2,000 for the actual study.
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