Shiner superintendent is getting a new office
Monday, February 19, 2007
Barry Halvorson, Victoria Advocate Sports Editor
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SHINER - With the district getting ready to move its students and teachers into a
new facility, the Shiner school trustees approved purchasing a new building for
the superintendent as well during Wednesday night's regular meeting.
During their September meeting, the board authorized Superintendent Trey Lawrence
to talk to a real estate agent about purchasing a building located at 505 Texas
Ave. in Shiner. During Wednesday's meeting, Lawrence told the board he had made
an offer of $125,000, which was accepted by the owner, who lives in Salt Lake
City. The building had formerly housed a church.
The district's current administrative offices are located in a residential
building located across the street from the district's existing downtown campus.
Lawrence said that the new building would only be about a half-mile from the
district's new campus adjacent to Comanche Stadium.
"I would like to be closer to the (new) school," Lawrence said. He added an
administrative office for the district was not included in the budget for the new
school location.
In discussing the financing of the new building, Lawrence said he expected the
sale of his existing office would cover the cost of the new building as well as
any necessary renovations. He said the new building also includes two adjacent
lots that could be sold. He said that any additional revenues from the sale of his
current office and the lots could be put toward purchasing additional equipment
for the new building.
In responding to questions from board member Laura Kaspar, Lawrence said he could
move into the new building immediately and any renovations could be taken care of
at a future date at an estimated expense of $17,000. He said the new building
could be either a temporary or permanent solution to the space needs.
"This is not necessarily a permanent solution," he said. "Down the road, we could
sell it and move to the campus site if we decide to. I feel very confident that we
can purchase this building, sell the old one and still cover the cost of
renovation."
In discussing benefits of the move, Lawrence said the building has a room with an
already installed sound system that could be used for board meetings, addressing
previous complaints from district residents who have said they have trouble
hearing at the board's current meeting location, a portable building at the
elementary school. He also said that based on current construction prices, buying
in this case would be less expensive than building.
"The building is 2,200- to 2,300-square-foot," he said. "With construction costs
for building at $100 per square foot, the district would be looking at spending
$200,000 or more for the same size building. I think this is just too good of an
opportunity to pass up."
Saying most of her questions had been answered, Kaspar voted with four other
members of the board to authorize the purchase with the one dissenting vote by
Gloria Reindl.
Barry Halvorson is a reporter for The Victoria Advocate.
Contact him at 361-798-3888, or by e-mail at
hvilladv@vicad.com.
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