Committee recommends new H-BC elementary

The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board will decide Dec. 27 whether or not to move forward with building a new $26.1 million elementary school.
Board members met in a workshop session Monday night, where recommendations from the stakeholders facilities committee, who met Dec. 14, were presented.
The board took no formal action as they decide long-term facility needs in the district.
The stakeholder committee’s recommendations mirror the community survey results released Dec. 12.
Stakeholders also preferred building a new elementary school in Beaver Creek while supporting a closer look at improvements at the Hugo Goehle gymnasium and locker rooms in Hills.
They also recommended asking voters in April two questions.
One question would fund an elementary school. The second question would request $3 million for improvements at the Hugo Goehle facility, which includes demolishing the adjoining old high school.
Board members are considering adding replacement of the Hugo Goehle facility’s roof to the scope of work.
Costs will be presented at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Hills.
Representatives from the architectural firm, ATS&R, and the construction management firm, RA Morton, examined potential sites for the new 12-acre elementary school.
They recommended three potential sites in Beaver Creek and one site in Hills.
Additional property would need to be purchased for the elementary school to be built in Beaver Creek. The current elementary is located on two acres.
The fourth site is located in Hills, where the district owns enough property for the elementary to be attached to the secondary school.