• NEWEST NEWS OF BUILDING COMMITTEE...link to Building Committee Meetings (restarting our observations)...
• "YES" vote - story here.
  
• Bid opening, Public Service Facility-EMS Hdqtrs Thurs. 12-12-19 2pm Town Hall Meeting Room.  Our analysis here.
  
• Post-Referendum projects at the schools
• Public Service Complex
• NEW RULES FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS COOPERATION PROCESS?
• Other
• Board of Ed Facilities Committee agendae: 12-6-19;  review in advance of project budget for ASBESTOS & OSHA entanglements.
  
• HIGHLIGHTS OF NOW-COMPLETED REFERENDUM PROJECT
• JUST RESURRECTED BUILDING COMMITTEE OLD NOTES

HOW MANY TIMES DID THE BUILDING COMMITTEE/SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEET ON SCHOOL/TOWN REFERENDUM PROJECTS? 

EXPANSION TO WESTON LIBRARY under separate "Library Building Committee"

REVSON FIELD:  It is always something (previously);

FACILITIES STUDY FOR SCHOOLS:   http://www.westonps.org/uploaded/documents/Central_Office/Facilities/Weston_Schools_Facilities_Feasibility_Study_Draft_11.2.17.pdf

URBAN DESIGN IN RURAL WESTON...AND THE ROLE AN INDIVIDUAL TREE OR TREES PLAY. 

Bills paid, (changes orders approved) at special meeting on October 28, 2020.
The Building Committee certainly is a visionary group!

October 14, 2020
Building Committee gets ready for upcoming budget season, looking ahead to keeping up Town structures.  Reports now given to LWV of Weston and to find out...join the League!
Thank goodness for the professionalism of this group!

• Decision? Jack's suggestion - plus delay the "covering..  This is holding up the project.  MOTION:  Do the piping, old radiator out but don't include radiator enclosure.  For max. $2k.  Seconded, unan.
  
• Finish revisions EMS second story.
  
• Deletion file storage stuff. - $1804
• Insulation EMS restroom - remove/relocate insulation where needed "not to exceed" figure.
  
• Sink change order is $1,456
• Lightning protection - insurance broker online and suggests - do it.  Agreed.  $7,438

Next meeting next week.  New member asks how to get the backup information in advance to study.

Looking ahead: Bids will be coming in for H.S. roof project.  And another meeting the week after to keep payment for completed work moving.

• Benchmark data pre-post to be done.  Rebar.  Third party doing the test.  Controlled sample.  3 labs.  Slow down carbonation.  Questions:  Affecting the roof?  They hope not. Procedures:  Layer of insulation and plywood and scaffolding planks.  No wandering off by workers.  Access roof, protect it. 
  
• Questions:  Edwin adds sandbags too.  STAGING AREAS.  How materials are delivered and DON'T OVERLOAD THE ROOF.  NO FINGER POINTING. 
  
• What about contract wording tightening up?  Financial reports - liquidated damages out.  July 4th deadline to start project.  Out to bid next week.  Pre and Post inspection of roof will be sure to be added in contract (JMO).

• Needs Humes opinion.  Everything in project contract stated so far is done BUT they found other abatement work needed. 
  
• Upcoming change order. 
  
• Several more:
• Sheet rock in Town Hall office; 
  
• Recessed lighting in Rand's office; 
  
• Assessors Office carpets;
  
• Break room. 
  
• New key system. 
  
• Lightning protection system. 
  
• New electrical box, closet near prisoner cells. 
  
• EMS panels.
  
• Assessor's office - remove radiator. 
  
• Fire Dept - day room:  Architect missed heating units in the drawings.  Also perhaps hot water line.  HVAC work? 

• Are they 82% done?  Discussion ensued.
• Moved seconds, payment approved.

• Special help:  Sewer replacement and piping referred to previously.  Three bays near EMS - older bays.  How is damage to gas line being addressed.  Oops.  But it didn't blow up.
• Chiller to start soon.

• $50k old gym HS air handlers study

• $40k replace ventilators at Hurlbutt.

• Mega: # keys - demo (get it out), condenser - hinged on competion of the elements.  Air conditioning refrigeration.  Rigger removes old and brings in new, build wall, exit.  NEW pad.  Accepted by building inspector.  Insulate pipes.  Mobilization?  About a week.  2 weeks before.  June 22nd start - 26th pumps on site.  July 4th piping ready to go.  July 20th ready to put it together.  Specs for unit?  Jack asks some questions.  28 yrs old company.  Renovation marketplace.  $20 million company.  Institutional and government work.  University projects on hold.  Jon - supply chain OK?  Ed - COVID check on those going on site.  No active test.  The workers wear masks, gloves.  Dave - when will unit be in service?  July 31st onsite.  Once it can work, the 1-yr guaranty  Shawn on it for the whole project - project manager.
• Modern:  Jeff  Clement and Ed Hlysyn (?).  1976, Farmington.  Universities and schools.  Prep schools.  Hospitals. 40 employees and maintenance.  Bonded.  $15-17 million.  June start.  Mobilizing;  end of June chiller on site, end of July.  Jack - chiller and controls. isolation and drain valves.  Edmund - what are you doing on COVID protocol.  Safety officers.  Signoff sheets?  Yes.  Factories don't guantee until they have all the parts.  They did the high school chiller 6 years ago. Ed Hlysyn managing the project.

• Original drawings "as-builts" available so it will cost less
• Plan - to have 5 bidders, walk-thru - BUT
• Approvals by building officials first, then go to bid. 
  
• Narrow to 3, then modify details of Contract. 
  
• Construction Administration. 
  

• Retain Joe's service - motion?  What documents?  Drawings?  Scope of work on drawings.  When finished?  Started?  June start.
• Board of Ed wants it done by school opening.  August 24 Professional Development. 
  
• Brick repair.  4-6 weeks for construction documents.

• West Side of Meeting Room.  Down spouts.  April 24th letter.  Brian Humes project. 
  
• Authorization for dry well to take care of  three down spouts.  Jack - code requirement?
• Aesthetic concern.  Gas meter etc. ugly mess.    MY SOLUTION:  Plant ivy. 
  
• Asbestos in Randi's Office (floor tiles).  And more in basement below. Plus mastic on the floor elsewhere. $7K.  For making that room for records stored at Jarvis.
  
• Offutt Committee speaking with State Trust re: architect oversight.  Owners Rep and review.  3 architects to bid. 
  
• Water Treatment System at schools. 
  
• Walk of Town Hall 2pm Saturday.
• 3-person field meeting - regularly - on Town Hall-Fire Department - EMS - seems to be setting up NOT in order projected. 
  

• OFFUTT CENTER most recent meeting cancelled 
  
• Repairs to high school needed or not immediately???  Re-applying coating replacement costs figured out?  Does this really have to be done this year?
  
• EMERGENCY SERVICES PROJECT:  Roof/Police/roof fire department project gets underway this month, outside meeting room, waterproofing Commission Room.

Interview with low bidder, Tomlinson Hawley Paterson - “RFJ.”  A familiar name - a contractor who had worked successfully on W.H.S. expansion and other jobs around town.

Not shown:  The Police Chief and EMS were in the audience.  Mobile dispatch free if we select equipment from State of CT list.

Then discussion with First Selectman after RFJ left (above). 

The bids are good for 60 days from Dec. 12^th when they were opened.  It was interesting to hear that the Town was aiming to have a Special Town Meeting on BOTH the Public Service-EMS item and the cost of communications equipment (“dispatch panel”) for the call of that meeting.  If possible.

TIMING:  Historic District Commission certificate of appropriateness - Jan. 8, 2020 (“slate” issue);  after that they will have the correct $$ figure including 20% contingency;  EMS must decide on Motorola or non-Motorola issue in time to be on the same Special Town Meeting agenda...

"MISCHIEF NIGHT" MEETING?  NO, PRE-MISCHIEF NIGHT.

SPECIAL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING

  

• September meeting of the Building Committee will be centered on rearrangement of use of office space for Town functions.
  
• Budget for the Hurlbutt repairs this summer should not be exceeded by too much (fingers crossed until October 15th).
  
• This is what happens when you get a rush job - prices are higher and just the least delay, not to mention the asbestos remediation that showed up in South House (that was missed during the construction of the first project in the 1990's - the corridors and center house, we think) require, we assume, overtime.  Our guess - double what it should cost.
  
• But we are pleased to report that schools will open on schedule.
• On another subject, the long-awaited proposal to remove code violations from Town Hall, Police Department, Fire Department and a second story for EMS "living" space was discussed and ideas exchanged.
  

Special Building Committee

• Weston is fortunate to have this Building Committee and should listen to them - JMO.
• Very little leverage on this project to watch costs because Board of Education - the end users - want to make this work for them and don't care to save money;
• Newest member warns that there must be paper trail for this latest work.
• And well they know - construction companies go bankrupt and then come alive again (how do they do this?).
• I am surprised (pleasantly) that they were able to get original plans - not to mention materials guarantees, etc.
  

• DESIGN/BUILD - copying communication between RF and Mulvaney to Building Committee and Town Administrator
• Approval to proceed on piping below grade - $77k ($22,000 materials, labor the rest).  This we believe is the same number that was submitted 2 years ago to Capital Committee but not funded???
• What's left to do?  Boiler for 8 classrooms, cafeteria and the Senior Center (South House).
  
• What is the final date for schools to have heating system in workable condition?  October 15.
  

 

June 19, 2019

Board of Ed Chair., Facilities Comm. Chair., (obscured), Director of Finance present too.

 

 
February 7, 2019 while at the Selectmen, dropped in at Building Committee...

BUILDING COMMITTEE/SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE:  Older reports here.
Are they busy, or what?  I'm glad they are getting involved in the long range development of the central part of Weston!

• 2017-19 Involvement - summer construction repair to W.I.S.
  
• Membership;
  
• Breaking News from meetings we attend;  news of Building Committee as reported at the Board of Selectmen and Global Facilities Committee.
  
• Highlights of the Schools/Fields project.
• Others' similar projects here in 2014;
• MEETING SCHEDULE:  The School Building Committee and Regular Building Committee our brief meeting notes;

Auditorium would not have been upgraded without WestonArts!

Cautionary tale...
North Stonington firehouse cost put at $8.3 million as panel OKs plan that's $2 million more than what voters approved
By Kelly Catalfamo Day Staff Writer
Article published Jul 1, 2014

North Stonington - The Emergency Services Building Committee on Monday approved an approximately $8.3 million plan for a new building, about $2 million more than what voters approved for the project last year.

Committee Chairman Mark Perkins was quick to point out that the additional cost does not mean that the committee has added expensive new features - or, in fact, any new features at all.
"We are in no way building the Taj Mahal," said Perkins after Monday's meeting.

Part of the problem, he said, is that the original plan was priced during a recession and building costs have gone up. The newest project is for a significantly smaller building than the one originally proposed: The $6.3 million was supposed to cover 24,000 square feet, and the committee said they didn't think they could go below 19,000 square feet when cutting costs.

The current proposal is 19,240 square feet - and getting to that number "was not easy at all," said Perkins...





TWENTY-NINETEEN (2019)
Planning complete for Public Safety Facility-EMS Headquarters- necessary renovations to basement of Town Hall/linkages upstairs.




WE ATTENDED THE BID OPENING
Bids due Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 2pm, Town Hall Meeting Room.

HOW MANY RESPONSES TO THE RFP WERE THERE?  SEVEN (7)
The bid documents contained 3 categories - EMS Headquarters, Police Department-Town Hall renovations, new roof on a small part of the project. 

• ADD ON:  Alternative pricing for slate. 
  
• 20% contingency.  Bond - Town of Weston checking these seven bids out to be sure all have the requisite info.

WHAT MAY IT COST?
$2.4 million to $1.6 million.

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PROJECT UNOFFICIAL DOCUMENT DISCUSSION:
DRAWINGS;  HOW WE GO ABOUT FIGURING THIS ALL OUT...
We obtained an early copy prior to amendments before the Building Committee gave its approval - what's in this August 14, 2019 document?  There were 59 page package of renovation drawings and detail.

ON PAGE ONE - THE COVER PAGE, INCLUDING TABLE OF CONTENTS, LOCATION MAP.  Authors (Architect and consultants with contact info).

• "D" means demolition.  We would guess this is where the asbestos will pop up, if any.  So far the Table of Contents shows drawings for types of work.  Separate contractors by trade.:
1. Code, "R"
   
2. Structural, "S"
   
3. Architectural, "D" and  "A"
   
4. Finish,"F"
   
5. Mechanicals, "D" and "M"
   
6. Plumbing "D" and "P" and
   
7. Electrical work "D" and "E"
   
• QUESTION:  Where is the estimate for asbestos mitigation - if any of the work relates to the oldest sections of Town Hall?
  
• ANSWER:  Items 3, 5, 6 & 7.  (We assume the renovation done in the mid-1980's should not have any asbestos - except where it connects to the original building?)

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SOME CONSIDERATIONS...AFTER REVIEWING THE DRAWINGS OUR QUESTIONS (scan down or click on graphics below):







QUESTION #1:  What is the status of the dual-use Daugherty Commission Room in the Proposed Public Services Facility?  Has it been turned over to the Police?

• We know that this is presently the location of Emergency Storm Center functions. 
  
• It is now also used for public meetings.  Will this use disappear?  Where will the meetings move to?
• Should the murals be relocated if no longer a public space?
  

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QUESTION #2: Detail on lower level: Ever been in the basement? 

1. It has a nicely renovated bathroom for women, a "space" for eating ("break room" served as a possible meeting space, too) and...
2. If you went through a door you would come upon Town Hall mechanical space - an empty room (at least it was when we were there - and it tended to be wet at times, if memory serves.
   
3. All the historical data the Town of Weston keeps in "storage" - we once had to find paper records there - enough said!  It has been years since we were down in the break room area, so our info might be a bit tired.
   

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QUESTION #3:  View from above (from aerial photo) of Weston Town Hall.  Same architect for Commission Room as  Fire House One connected to Town Hall via Communication Center (not shown).

• Everything fits very tightly together at the Town Hall-Firehouse-Library Complex on Norfield Road.  Emergency access?
  
• We don't find any plan for logistics for the structural, code, architectural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical contractors to off load their materials and/or park.
• What is the plan for making this work?  So far, all I can figure is that the work will be done after schools are out - sounds familiar!
• MOST IMPORTANT:  Staging plan needed and parking (temporary) for workers/overflow Town Hall parking.
  

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QUESTION #4:  How much do you think the bids will come in at?  Tune in Thursday Dec. 12, 2019 to find out!

• We can't recall exactly what the addition to Town Hall cost in the mid-1980's (we were doing watercolor then, above), but the First Selectman didn't run for a third term. 
  
• New section of Town Hall in earth tone - artist's eye view;
• New Fire House One - graphic from our own photo, taken in 1980's as a black and white (photo appears in 1987 Town Plan).
  
• The $79 million School-Fields project began life in 2001 as a much larger size - north of $100 million. 
  
• This included a new Intermediate School and
  
• Doubling of the high school sq ft count.
• New playing fields on and off campus included in cost plus tertiary treatment plant.
  
• On the lower side, we have records (no longer online) of the bid open for the sprawling W.M.S. roof in 2010 ranging from  $1,775k TO $2,987k among 8 companies.
  

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QUESTION #5:  How many previous administrations approached this?  Chronological order:

Prior to this website's development in the 21st century, we note views of the addition to Town Hall and the construction of Fire Station #1, 1985-1987 (est.).

2010-2015
http://www.aboutweston.com/GFC.html

2016-2018
https://www.aboutweston.com/centralpartoftown2016.html

More to come...after bid opening

SWALES - AND WE DON'T MEAN NEW SOUTH WALES, EITHER, MATE...BIOSWALES
 
Should the State be concerned re:  Increased flooding on Rte 57? One answer - swales.  PAVED AREAS FOR SWALES?  More paved parking coming behind East House? 
Illustration of "rain gardens" above -  times infinity - is almost what will be needed to sop up runoff at new parking for Police Station...and the increase in impervious surface of the building itself, JMO.

First time we saw the plans we had doubts about some things. Town Engineer, did, also - Police Dept site or drainage structures must be moved.  Where?  Land swap coming?
Historic District Commission "Norfield District" involved in these discussions, too?  Chief Troxell  looking a bit pensive - couldn't have been anything we said because we never spoke!  Architect Humes begins by emphasizing the need for separation of public access and parking from emergency.

Emergency Services "complex" development under the close observation of Building Committee.
Is this going to play out as if there were constant threats to Weston so that we were better off never leaving home?  Oops!  It's wasn't a secret?  We thought we were at a public meeting!

For the first time since the completion of work on the $80 million schools and fields bond issue elements, we are returning to the Building Committee to observe!

HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT AT THE BUILDING COMMITTEE
POLICE STATION ACCESS ON 57 FOR PUBLIC;  WESTPORT GETS NUMBER FOR SCHOOL SECURITY;  at right - former Sandy Hook Elem., Newtown

Early review at Historic District Commission Monday at 2pm went well;  tomorrow, Wednesday, at Building Committee, 7:30pm, Commission Room, the new plans shown first!

The two big issues for the project are moving the Onion Barn and how to phase the renovations/additions at Town Hall. How much opposition each draws and who has the power to decide the plan's fate (plan for the Police Station, in this case) is a matter of how much anybody in town cares about it.

Where is the project now?  Why is it or is it not a good idea for Weston to pursue?  What is the plan - to make the Police Station the new face of Weston - "Welcome to Weston, CT, home of the Weston Police Department."  Sounds like a bad remake of "The Stepford Wives."

"You have to have a map" is the best advice I ever got (when I was in the redevelopment planning business)

I think we have to rethink how we brand this project - the overall plan for the Central Part of Town needs a map;  what is the cost of any of this might be a question some have.  Where will the money come from?   How about the cost of not beginning the Central Part of Town Plan - that is my concern.  Without an overall plan we will waste effort and money fighting battles that need not happen.   

How to go about a very complicated planning process...and in our opinion, where it may lead.

At the Historic District Commission meeting at 2pm Monday, a preliminary presentation (not the latest drawings - in process) by First Selectman, Police Chief and member of the Police Commission show access to a new Police Department FOR THE PUBLIC ONLY from Weston Road, pending approval by the State Traffic Commission.   If the permit claims no more access than presently uses it - or just a bit more - why move the Onion Barn at all?  This is an old structure and perhaps not in good enough condition - plus the foundation is new in its present location.

And although we can't quite be sure from the schematics we were given, looks as if Town Hall is almost doubling but via use of "lower levels."  Good luck to that, based upon the experiences the last time Town Hall was expanded...with expanding by half again as many square feet of rooftop and 100% increase in impervious surfaces for parking and access to the new Police Station, some heavy duty detention-retention structure will have to be designed to keep runoff from entering drainage in Route 57 - and flooding the septic systems at the Shopping Center across Weston Road...



Elsewhere in the neighborhood...


$1.4M estimate floated for school security upgrades
Anne M. Amato, Westport NEWS
Published 7:05 am, Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The cost to upgrade security at the town's public schools is expected to be about $1.4 million, Superintendent of Schools Elliott Landon told the Board of Education on Monday...

WINDOWS AND DOORS...AND NOW HVAC?

2014...We hope these windows will open!  Air conditioning up in the air. 

Selectmen vote 2-1 to hold special town meeting October 3, 2013 at 7pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room to expand and change the meaning of what previous town meeting did.  Building Committee Chair. and Town Administrator explain what this all means.    

Where did the extra quarter million $$ come from: http://www.lwvweston.org/spectownmtg1-17-08call.pdf
When was the windows and doors $$ was OK'd and where did it come from: http://www.lwvweston.org/SpecTownMtg3-23-10.pdf

2011 wetlands remediation (which now includes code violation remediation) news;
2010 roof projects here
KAESTLE BOOS' FINAL NUMBERS PART OF REPORT HERE.  Is there a Public Safety Complex in the mix? 
Special Town Meeting 23 March 2010 approves roof replacement $$ plus boilers and windows and doors for @$7 million;  next day bids opened.

• BOOSTER BARN IN THE FORUM; 
  
• AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT:  At Board of Selectmen June 4, 2009, discussion of Booster Barn - would be handled by the Selectmen;  application for Clean Energy Fund $$ for fuel cell at WMS-WHS/Sustainibility Committee named in application - "About Town" questioned whether the Building Committee should not be in charge - was assured that they would be - of the construction - until then, it is the "Sustainibility Committee (aka Global Warming) up front. 
  
• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE merges back into Building Committee;  Legislature going to kill this business, too?  A.E.C.and Town administration did not move quickly enough to scoop up funds when there were some, in retrospect. 
  
• Please be advised...this (top, left) is the Plan for @$80 million. So what is the story about how we got to where we are?  Click here for review.
• Next, logo for Town's arts partner - SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ON JUNE 11, 2008 APPROVED AUDITORIUM REDO! 
  
• Town Hall Roof project gets the go ahead from the Selectmen August 7, 2008;
• BOOSTER BARN REDO - stands for this Fall/Winter;  building for teams to be located next to home stands and facing School Road - for the Spring.  The construction project finishing off in a spectacular performance by Weston parents:  sports families rise to the challenge again for Booster Barn;
  
• "ROOFING MATTERS" PAGE no longer online;
  
• And guess what?  Someone replaced the burned out light bulbs in the Commission Room (both sides of the room);
  
• Cartbridge designer to oversee Auditorium project;  one computer-generated view of new version of Cartbridge. 
  
• REVSON FIELD latest.
  
• Building Committee to lead the way on photovoltaic cell project!
  
• "SPEAK UP 2008" featured lots of questions to and answers from Building Committee!!!  (By "SPEAK UP 2009" the issue of taxes dominated.)
• TOWN HALL ROOF REPLACEMENTS STALLS (it went ahead after all - see item above) .
• One of the most expensive continuing tasks for local government if replacing roof structure for municipal facilities;
• KAESTLE BOOS  (link to their response, in part, to RFQ), checked out other facilities' roof repair needs- draft in October '07, final report in November...it was presented to the Building Committee in December and then Jan.9, '08;   KAESTLE BOOS' FINAL NUMBERS PART OF REPORT HERE.  This is the report that, in 2008 dollars, lays out K-B's opinion of the physical conditions of schools and some Town buildings.
  
• New subcommittee on alternative energy...its new webpage location (and read unofficial minutes)!  Changes proposed to the State Building Code this Session...
• Update from the Town Administrator...SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JAN. 17, 2008 to rearranged amounts among the three parts of the Referendum of Nov. 15, 2001.
• Revson repair project crisis in March; it was on the Selectmen's agenda October 4, 2007 (was sent back to Building Committee);  read FORUM story on initial introduction to Selectmen; unofficial history from our meeting notes;
• HS ROOF: done!  ATBM OK's funds in Capital Budget for $36,000 worth of school repair projects.
  
• Town Hall Roof story - what else do you think is needed? Town Hall condition photos;
• Building Committee idea for seeking grant for photovoltaic cells for high school roof - Selectmen give green light and small $$ to get it started;
• Project not completely losed out yet;  Special Town Meeting Thursday, March 22 at 8pm in the Weston High School Cafeteria;  money from Question #3 of Referendum of Nov. 15, 2001 moved to new roof on old section of high school plus $$ for auditorium - no new money.

• SPECIAL TOWN MEETING SAYS "YES" TO AUDITORIUM REDO...PREVIOUSLY - WHAT HAPPENED AT LATE-IN-THE-SCHOOL-YEAR TOWN MEETINGS.
  
• Special Town Meeting Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7pm, Town Hall Meeting Room rearranged amounts among the three parts of the Nov. 15, 2001 Referendum
  
• Town-School Referendum of 2001 no longer a political matter.  The voters have spoken.  Revson, Auditorium at W.H.S. and enrollment still live issues, however.
  
• At "Speak Up" on Feb. 3, 2007, March 15 for a Public Hearing, March 22 for a Special Town Meeting were dates for old section of the High School Roof replacement project;
  
• Saturday. May 13, 2006, 10:30am at Weston High School opening of new now totally completed additions!
• February-March 2006 the latest end date for construction of WHS and WIS work;
  
• Special Town Meeting June 17, 2004 votes "NO" on saving big tree at Revson Field - no delay for school project most important to town;
• Construction underway on school projects!  
• NOW ON HOLD:Design Competition W.M.S. Auditorium/Performance Space: read all about the competition process...WINNER.
• LAST APPROVAL RECEIVED (Army Corps - School Road site plan) Dec. 3, 2003;  first bids awarded for steel and concrete.
• TREES - new trees to go at best locations vis a vis new construction (to mitigate view of construction or activity) - REMOVALS:
• Tree Hearing Thursday, November 13, 2003 at 2pm in Town Hall - trees on School Campus posted for removal:  
• Tree Hearing, Monday, September 22, 2003 at 1pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room 
• Tree Hearing Tuesday, August 26, 2003 re: lights on soccer/lacrosse artificial turf field/see tree warden decision.
• "Finishes" sub-committee meets early mornings to select materials and look into fine design detail (to keep costs down and get the best architectural result possible)...check out the types of brick they may be looking at (this is only an Internet exercise on THIS WEBpage);
• REFERENUM VICTORY (AGAIN) FOR 3-4-5 SCHOOL...APRIL 22 VOTE DECISIVE (65% to 35%) IN FAVOR OF CONSTRUCION ("NO" VOTE);
• It is reported that School Building Committee/Building Committee Chair. gave thorough and professional presentation at Special Town Meeting April 10 supporting 3-4-5 school (reasons to vote "no" on April 22 Referendum, in favor of building the 3-4-5 school);

• Report given to Board of Selectmen December 5, 2002 by Owner's Rep on status of school and related work being undertaken.
• First Selectman Woody Bliss remarked on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2003 at Kiwanis, School projects "on time, on budget" and moving ahead as the community would like it to do.  Former First Selectman Hal Shupack noted at the same meeting that he was delighted to see the progress and what the project, (begun under his administration--he did not say this) is becoming.  Everyone present was impressed by how far the project has come, and how it is being managed.
• Weston School Road Campus Site Plan approved at October 9, 2002 School Building Committee meeting.
• Check membership of the School Building Committee and the Building Committee (courtesy of the LWV of Weston);
• Referendum passes, and the Fletcher-Thompson scheme approved by voters;
• Prior to June Town Meeting and referendum--this company, along with construction-managers O&G, picked up where previous plans had been left;  To view alternatives considered by "Select Team" and a summary of framework for planning summer '01 design work - that did not take place as originally conceived (i.e. getting better specifics on concept designs) - 
• EVEN MORE HISTORICAL DATA:  FINAL OR&L PLAN and map; unofficial septic background FOUND ELSEWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE;

• Selectmen OK ED SPECS FOR State Funding by June 30; 
  
• Board of Selectmen (May 4, 2000 meeting) approved extra payment ($19,200) for School Planner (OR&L) to draw up education specifications...Ed Specs for four part Plan.  Four buildings and areas around them will be separate applications.  For example:  the new 3-4-5 building and attendent fill, paving, fields is one;  the high school project plus moving School Road is two;  the Middle School auditorium and renovations plus loop road is three;  Hurlbutt renovations and School Road entrance is four.  So easy to explain! (These are my guesses--not confirmed what the four separate projects will actually be.)  
  
• MAY 18 and May 25 Dates to note...On May 18, 2000 at 7:30pm in the Weston Library Fuss&O'Neill presented their draft plan for sewers/septic to Town of Weston Boards and Commissions.  The public was invited...but not to speak. 
  
• On May 25, 2000 at 8pm in the W.H.S. auditorium, there was be a PUBLIC HEARING on this same proposal. On June 1, 2000 (est.) at the Board of Selectmen, a decision was to be made by that Board, and a recommendation will be made to the Board of Finance and then to Town Meeting...
• STOP THE PRESS...May 25 the 800 (est.) Westonites present put a stop to the Fuss&O'Neill sewer project option in a loud voice (and some great letters later in area newspapers).  Thus, in reading from old commentary on "About Town's" website, it is clear that a previous Planning and Zoning Commission had strong backing to have its say in these matters - read about it on this "Select Committee" link to find out how an alternative was found;  Weston went ahead with this non-sewer solution...

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• HS- Silktown, skylight/roof done, skylight needs work
  
• TOW - existing conditions, Town Hall, field survey/in the works--not settled yet as to exactly what will be done over Commission Room
  

• HS - closeout, Silktown, Commissioning/in the works
  
• 3-4-5 -Commissioning, balancing corrections/"
  
• MFP - close out status - Shawn's lawns, Sentrale/?
  
• Zenon - close out, Merritt/?
  
• Hurlbutt - close out - Shawn's lawns/?

• Architect/Engineer Interviews/done
• TPC Contract updates/nothing new
  

• H.S. Construction Review; progress update (resolution of clogged roof drain in girls' locker room)/will get to it before school starts (next week)
  
• TOW Town Hall - Phase One - plans for H.B. Fishman/???

• HS Consolidated punch list update status
  
• 3-4-5
• MFP
• Zenon Plant
• Hurlbutt

• TPC Contract and Schedule (TPC Gene Leitermann)/next meeting (Town Att'y comments needed)
  
• Architure/Engineer RFP/interview next meeting
  

• HS construction review - progress update; Water pooling C.O./working some problems out, stuck drains...
  
• Town Hall Roof proposal signed; Phase 1/architect wants plans for original section, also to see if the addition meets code - see photo above
  

• HS consolodated punch list/close out status/?
• 3-4-5 school close out status (see updated listing)/pretty much done
  
• Morehouse Farm Park ("MFP") - close out status, Sentrale, Shawn's Lawns/still not ready to be closed out
  
• Zenon Plant - close out status, Merritt/another flood (2 toilets kept running all weekend at the Middle School)
  
• Hurlbutt - Close out status, Shawn's Lawns/?

• Theater project consultants proposal and schedule/vote to retain TPC
  
• Architectgure/Engineer RFP/more discussion
  

• H.S.  Construction Review:  progress, update/excellent progress, some details and minor problems.
  
• TOW Roof Proposal signed, Phase One, coordination/need more
  

• H.S. Punch List/small stuff
  
• 3-5 school/stuff
• Morehouse Farm Park/?
• Zenon Plant/going OK
  
• Hurlbutt/?

• Approval of minutes, future meeting schedule/quorum present; see below - two weeks from now; minutes approved.
  
• Roof replacements:  High School and Town of Weston/drawing showing exactly what is done, is being done, and what is held for time when school is out.  Updated DAILY
  
• HS Auditorium - theatreconsultant and architects' contracts/discussion, meeting scheduled (see below)
  
• O&G - close-outs on 5 projects including tertiary treatment ("wastewater flow and maintenance/pipe high school south clean-out)/guck in pipes - where did it come from?
  
• Executive Session:  claims, settlements, as required/not
• NEXT meeting Wednesday, June 6/will entertain presentation and ask questions of Theatre design specialty consultant.
  

• Approval of minutes/done. 
  
• Next is "HS Roof Replacement" construction schedule and progress update/work continuing after brief stoppage, new methods an techniques to be employed to assure no disruption of teaching and learning as the leaky old roof gives way to a brand new one.. 
  
• "HS Auditorium"  Theatre Consultant Contract;  Architect Contract/to go out before next meeting.
• O&G Schedule/Progress - HS punch-list, close-out status; 3-5 close-put status/still some things that need to be addressed, incuding methods and procedures for operating facilities connected to new systems.
• Executive Session: Claim Settlements, Comments, as required/we left at this point.
• Change Orders and Invoices;