District 1 board meets in Baggs

By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer

Members of the Carbon County District 1 School Board travel to Baggs on Thursday for their final March meeting.

At 6 p.m. in the Little Snake River Valley School’s music room, middle school students present their state History Fair projects. One of the presentations is a dramatization of the wild horse herds in the Red Desert.

The meeting is open to the public.

Architect Brad Oberg is scheduled to present his evaluation of the Little Snake River Valley School, in conjunction with the representatives from the community. The presentation should outline the community assessment of the school’s needs. According to LSRV Principal Rick Newton, the parameters of the review are based on a general report from the School Facilities Commission.

Also at the meeting, the School Board is to:

• Hear a presentation from the Valley Community Center committee as members press forward with design plans. According to Superintendent Peggy Sanders, the committee wants to negotiate with the district to build on land near the LSRV track.

• Evaluate the terms of a contract with L.M. Olson Inc. for maintenance projects throughout the school district.

• Discuss an exchange of land and a fence relocation between the district’s administrative office and the Carbon County Fairgrounds.

• Consider awarding a contract to replace the boiler in the small gym at Rawlins High School and to replace the RHS gym floor.

• Discuss the terms of a contract with Pine Cove Consulting for technological support for the design and construction of the Highland Hills Elementary School complex. The board should also evaluate the prospect of hiring a project representative to oversee that construction project.