Templeton Information
Cemetery-
Sad news. Cemetery vandalism at Greenlawn cemetery in Baldwinville. Several headstones were destroyed including a headstone of a Civil War Veteran. The vandalism was reported on Monday June 16th. It appears the damage occurred a few weeks ago.With the Cemetery department reduced to the superintendent working 20 hours a week, work to repair the damage can't begin until after July 1st.
On a positive note, thank you to all the residents who have been mowing the commons and parks. Thank you for stepping up to help out the town. Your efforts will go a long way toward recovering our common and park areas after July 1st.
School Facilities-
At a recent meeting of the NRSD School Facilities Sub Committee meeting each of the schools' administrators submitted a list of repairs for their respective buildings. According to a recent news article the high school needs at least $100,000/year in repairs while collectively the elementary schools need $555,600 in repairs. $24,000 has been budgeted for the maintenance of the elementary school buildings.
Adv. Board Chair Wil Spring is mentioned in the article. He suggested looking at fundraising or MSBA for funding some of the needed repairs. The article further states " According to Ms. Miller, the district had previously gone through the MSBA for roof and boiler work and while working with the group[MSBA?] would net them a 60 percent reimbursement, following their standards would result in more costly repairs overall."
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One approach to repairing the roof at Templeton Center School would be to submit a request to CPC for funding. The Templeton Center School is historically significant and would be a good use of CPC money.
One item of interest in the article was the approach of replacing the windows in 1 or 2 classrooms at a time. This approach was used in the past to replace the windows in the elementary schools.
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New Business in Town-
Martin's Barber Shop is open for business in Baldwinville. Located next to the Memorial Congregational Church this business is a welcome addition to town.
'Following their standards"!! What standards?? The MSBA must have high standards, but the school administration has no standards that I have seen for many years. I remember going to a craft fair and having to dodge buckets, because the roof was leaking so badly. I was embarrassed that people from out of town would come to this. How long will Templeton Center go without paint ?? Is there any excuse for leaving the building that is in the center of town looking like it does ?? Is paint in the list of things to do for the maintenance people?? I would guess not. A question to ask is, if the people in charge can't manage what they have, how will they take care of a new school ?? Another question should be is all of the neglect to the school buildings just so the administration can say "oh look at how bad these buildings are" !! It is a lot like moving the kids out of East Templeton so that they can say their classes are over crowded. Oh my, how did that happen ?? It is my thinking that as long as they are in these buildings, it is their responsibility to care for them, until the day comes when they move out. Like the old saying goes, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." Bev.
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ReplyDeleteThe fact is the elementary school project is NOT a district project because only Templeton taxpayers opted to pay for the feasibility study, so the ones who should be on top of it are the BOS.
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