Traffic limits school work times
Site preparation work for the new Hartselle High School will be limited to hours when F.E. Burleson Elementary School students are not en route to and from school, Project Manager Brian Moore reported to Hartselle school board members at a regular meeting Monday, Oct. 25.
Moore said movement of construction equipment to and from the site will be restricted to the hours between 8:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. or after 3:30 p.m.
“We’ll keep the big dump trucks off the roads during peak school traffic periods,” Moore said. “That’s part of the agreement we have with the contractor, Baggett Construction Co.”
The first phase of site preparation will involve the removal and storage of topsoil on site, building the base for parking lots and an access road and getting the building pad ready for construction. Eight acres of wetlands will be off limits until a construction permit is received from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
Nathan Tumberlin, PE, project manager for the architectural firm of Goodwin, Mills and Cawood, said the permit process is on track and should be completed in a few days.
When asked about the condition and disposition of the subsoil on the 55-acre site, Moore said a lot of the dirt is structurally sound and can be used for back-fill if remediated.
“The dirt belongs to the contractor,” he said. “It will be up to them to decide the most cost-effective way to use it.”
In other matters:
• Approved the use of school facilities by: American Cancer Society to sue J.P. Cain Stadium for the 2011 Relay for Life on Friday, April 29, 2011; and the Hartselle Basketball Tip-Off Club to use the gyms at Hartselle High School, Hartselle Junior High School, and F.E. Burleson Elementary School Nov. 13, Dec. 4, Dec. 18, Jan. 15, 201l, and Feb. 12, 2011.
• Approved moving the May 2011 board meeting from May 23 to May 24 to avoid a conflict with commencement at Hartselle High School.
• Approved a trip to the Parthenon in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, Nov. 13 for Hartselle Junior High School eighth grade students.
• Elected board member Bruyne Rollins to serve as a voting delegate at the Alabama Association of School Boards Conven-tion in Birmingham Dec. 2-4.
•Approved a request from Gilbert Swann, custodian at Hartselle Junior High to be placed on unpaid family leave of absence after all personal, vacation and sick leave days are depleted, effective Oct. 26 through Jan. 28, 2011.
•Approved the resignation of Shane Alexander as assistant softball coach at Hartselle High School, effective Sept. 17.
• Approved the resignation of Cecil Allen as a custodian at Crestline Elementary School, effective Dec. 31.
•Approved the employment of Jessica Halverson as a fourth grade teacher at Crestline Elementary School for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year, retroactive to Sept. 21.
• Approved the employment of Greg Adams as B-team boy’s basketball coach at Hartselle High School for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year.
• Approved the employment of Deborah Lopez as boy’s and girl’s track coach at Hartselle Junior High School for the remainder of the 2010- 2011 school year.
• Approved the employment of Diane Griffith as Detention Hall Monitor at Hartselle High School on an as needed basis for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year.
• Approved the employment of Billy Jones as a custodian at Hartselle High School for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year.
