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Jimmy Don McMillion voiced his opposition to demolition of the 1938 WPA school building on Denny Street. presentation.
former cafeteria and old gym. The only item left on the property after The main two different types that the demolition would be the Howe was to choose from was auxiliary gymnasium. The turnkey between the Construction Manager cost of the project would cost an At-Risk and the Construction estimated $17 million and would Manager Agent. have 350 students ready to move in for the 2019-20 school year. Gallagher is a construction The total estimated cost to management firm that has used all renovate the 1938 building was of the different methods, but have $15 million and would only be done mostly Construction Manager able to house roughly 200 Agent work. students. The order in which the board moves towards building a new school starts with the delivery method of construction. The next step would be to select an architect and a construction manager. At that point, the school would go through the bond council, and the financial adviser.
Bill Stambaugh spoke up and said that the rumor around Howe is that Gallagher Construction has been awarded the construction job without competition which drew a response from Board President Greg Akins that denied that claim and said that no decision has been made.
Before a decision was made between the two delivery methods, a discussion was had between the board and the three members in the audience.
"We're not even to that point yet." said Akins. "Mr. Gallagher may get it, but he may not. But it's not in the bag."
The plan submitted by the community to the board indicated that the best option for new construction with all things considered was the demolition of the old 1938 WPA school building and construct a new two-story intermediate school in its place which would be able to support grades three through five. Demolition also included the current administration offices,
Stambaugh then told the board, "You're wanting to tear down this old school - best built building in the city of Howe. You can walk all the way around it and you won't find a crack one."
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Akins responded that the building does not meet today's standards unless it was rehabilitated. "It really does not appear to be cost Continued on page 5
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