KC to hold public meeting about Liberty-Curtin
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RENOVO -- A public meeting regarding the Keystone Central School District's Liberty Curtin Elementary School project will be held on Monday, Sept. 11 in the school's multi-purpose room.
The project was a recurring topic during the Keystone Central School District Board of Directors' meeting on Thursday night - which was held at Bucktail High School.
Jeff Johnston, chair of the facilities committee, told the board a representative from the architectural firm Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates regarding the project during its meeting in August.
Johnston said the committee was presented with a virtual rendering of the proposed new elementary school along with imagery of the proposed exterior.
He further noted the committee was assured the district was still remaining on schedule in regards to bids and other aspects of the project.
A timeline for the project was presented roughly a year ago by Crabtree, during an October public meeting.
Johnston said the proposed renderings along with other facts and figures will be presented during the meeting on Monday night.
"I think it'll give all the parents, residents... a chance to see what we're looking at," he said.
Board Vice President Roger Elling, who sits on the facilities committee, sang high praise of Crabtree's presentation.
"We saw what that school will look like through that video and it was incredible," he said. "I think the community will be very happy with what they're doing."
Board President David Dietrich, who attended the meeting virtually, noted that a member of the public who lived in the area of Liberty Curtin contacted him about the proposed new building.
He said the individual was concerned with the potential cost of the proposed exterior and the potential of certain classes -- such as music and the arts -- having to share rooms.
Dietrich said he agreed with the first part of the community member's concerns, but said he disagreed with the need for separate rooms for specific classes.
Superintendent Jacquelyn Martin noted the district has an email address -- lcproject@kcsd.us -- which is consistently monitored. She encouraged any member of the community with questions or concerns to send them to this email address, or attend Monday's meeting.
Later in the work session, Martin touched on one another item related to the Liberty-Curtin project which was not finished by the start of Thursday's meeting.
Martin said she's waiting on an Act 34 Booklet from Crabtree and the district's bond counselor Piper Sander.
The booklet will feature facts and figures related to the financial aspects of the project.
"I think it will go a long way to answer questions the community has," Martin said.
It will also highlight other options that the board considered before settling on reconstruction of the elementary school.
Martin said once she has the booklet it will be uploaded to BoardDocs on the district's website -- www.kcsd.us/.