By Laura Kostin
The Greenwich Board of Education is set to vote on an interim funding request related to a potential move from the historic Havemeyer Building. Documents posted online ahead of Thursday night’s BOE meeting show the Board is requesting $250,000 to engage architectural and planning firm Fuller D’Angelo to help with some of the most challenging aspects of a move.
The firm would provide a detailed site plan and renderings for a space to house the district’s Facilities department on Horseneck Lane. Up till now, finding a location for the Facilities operations had been the most difficult component of an exit from Havemeyer.
The firm would also provide a detailed space planning report after evaluating the square footage and infrastructure needed to accommodate the other operations currently housed at Havemeyer, including Greenwich Public Schools administration, IT and food services and transportation. The space planning report would be submitted to the Board on June 1st.
District administrators have said they’d be open to vacating the Havemeyer building if a suitable, new location could be found. Finding one has been a challenge.
After BOE approval, the funds would need to be approved by the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) as well as the Representative Town Meeting (RTM). Assuming an affirmative vote by the BOE on Thursday night, the request would be taken up by the BET Budget Committee on May 12th, the full BET on May 18th, and the RTM on June 8th.
