KENNEBUNK — The RSU 21 Facilities Committee learned last week that it will have to grapple with changes to proposed renovations for Mildred L. Day School and Kennebunkport Consolidated School that have increased their price tags to nearly $10 million each.
During a June 14 meeting, members of the Facilities Committee heard an update on renovation plans for the two schools as well as Kennebunk High School. While cost estimates are still preliminary, the newest figures presented to the committee during the meeting show a $76 million price tag for all three projects.
The newest proposal for Mildred L. Day School, estimated at $10.6 million — a jump from the $4 million originally proposed — came after the project was revamped following a study that revealed that a wing of the building known to have settled since construction is continuing to sink. While the cost for improvements to Consolidated School was previously estimated at $4.2 million, members of the school's building committee said Friday that the plan has been updated to better meet the needs of the school community, raising the cost to $9.6 million.
It was an at times tense meeting as those present — members of the Facilities Committee, members of the building committees for each of the three schools who put together the most recent plans, and residents — at points seemed at odds.
