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The prolen at Agawam High School somehow slipped notice of tation. Accreditation was con-
cerned that the stuff be gone."
key officials, including the mayor and School Committee. ; a And Dawson said the refuse rer ;
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f' �2 (erred to in the accreditation re-
By EZRA K. FI�SlER much it cost and why the mayor port was removed three years agq:
did not know about it. ;E � , t "When I was first runl3i fog`
Staff writer' Cohen said he had discussed the I
garage with Building Maintenance ` z School Committee threye }
AGAWAM-Word of a storage y >„ ago,it was cleaned up, sheAM&
rDirector Anthony Albro, but did > � � '�
ra a at the High School built it- Albro could not be reach for
not know construction began. . ; comment.
to some School Committee and gai�y this winter, came as news "I guess I'm confused," said -
Questions about the project cost
City Council members. School Committee member Susan
Officials .said they were sur- R. Dawson. "When the leader remain unanswered. But Cohen
prised to learn of a nearly finished doesn't know what's going on, did say that all the funds came
garage built at the High School then who's running the city?.' from .the Building Maintenance
thiswinter. In response,Cohen said,"I don't °. °" Department's $42350 account for
Mayor Richard A. Cohen, who micromanage the city. sty photo by DAVID MOLNAR building supplies.
said he was also surprised to learn "When I do hear about some- Agawam School Committee members are seeking information And, he said, Albro souk
the building had been constructed, thing that should have gone about this storage garage built this winter at the high school. quotes on all purchases and had
ordered the Building Maintenance through the permitting process,
Department Wednesday to stop the building inspector and I would them approved by city Auditor
ep y p g p to stare hazardous materials.and gent a garage be built. Carol Taylor. Albro could not say
construction, and obtain the prop- certainly stop the project. And debris as stipulated in a 1998 "That is not correct information
er Qermits and approvals. that's what we did,"he said. school accreditation report- in m� yjudgment," School Commit- whether the project exceeded ,
But School Committee members Albro had said he thought a Although the report does make tee dice Chairwoman Teresa Koz- $25,000-If it did,the city would be
are questioning the need of the building permit was not necessary mention to removing waste from loski said."There was never any required to seek bids uu�lefi the_
building, who paid for it, how and that the building was needed behind the school,it does not sug- mention of a building for accreda- Uniform Procurement Act,;,:.'
Ia or calls a halt
to work on garage
The proper permit was never "He will hold on everything and
go through the process as should
obtained by the Building be," Cohen said. "Tony (Albro)
and I had discussed building it,but
Maintenance Department. I was not aware that it had begun.
"
Albro said Tuesday a building ;.
By EZRA K. FIESER permit was not needed because
the garage "doesn't house any-
Staff writer body,just junk'materials."
"That's just a building to hide
The mayor ordered the Building stuff back there,"Albro said.
Maintenance Department yester- Building Inspector Dominic Ur-
day to cease construction on a binati disputed that claim,saying,
nearly finished garage at Agawam "any construction needs a building
High School:constructed without a permit."
building permit. Urbinati also said he "would
The garage,which is adjacent to imagine there are" penalties far
the high school Iibrary, was built building without a permit but
over late fail and winter by the could not cite them. When con-
Building Maintenance Depart- tatted Tuesday, Urbinati said .it
ment,according department direc- was the first time he had heard of
for Anthony Albro,, the building.
After learning of the building The project dates back to at
Tuesday, Cohen ordered Albro to least October 2001. On Oct. I the
cease all construction, obtain a Union-News contacted Urbinati
building permit and have plans ap-
proved by the Planning Board. Please see Garage,Page A7
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bbout the project. At that point
only a portion of the foundation
:h been poured.
Urbinad was told by'...lbro at
$hat time that a smal aining
+all was being constructed.
Urbinati relayed that informa-
kion to the Union-News and said a
Vrmit was not necessary for the
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Initial plans did call for building
p small retaining wall along with
pouring slabs of cement to hold air
,conditioning units,Cohen said.
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Today, at the same site, sits an
off-white garage, slightly con-
lealed by the taller walls of the
high school.
: "It was needed for the accredita-
lion," Albro said, referring to a
! 998 accreditation report written
Py the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges.
: That report recommended the
Nchool"remove the waste dump in
�h609ck of the building:"
Dbbris and hazardous materi.
pls,which could not be left outside
%the school,will be stored in the
&age,Albro said.
MEW Sullivan,president of the
+ u' uildi g maintenance workers
:union, said he was told the build-
;ing was a "garage for the mainte-
nance department."
} But Cohen said yesterday the
}garage would be used for pure
i storage.
From what I understand,
:they're putting things in there that
:,should not be near boilers or any
kind of exposure,"he said.
+ Construction costs still are un-
known, but Albro said the money
i came from the Building Mainte-
nance Department's budget.
The department has$42,150 for
,construction and buildibg mainte-
nance materials, according to this
year's budget.
+ If construction costs exceeded
i}$25,000, the state's Uniform Pro-
curement Act stipulates the con-
tract must be put out to bid.
"I'm looking tnto alI of that,"Co-
hen said."At this point,I found out
+what was going on. He's stopping
it,and I will dig into it,"
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AGAWAM OFFICE OF PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SITE PLAN REVIEW
REVIEWER: D. Dachos DATE: March 15, 2002
DATE RECEIVED: March 7, 2002 DISTRIBUTION DATE: March 7, 2002
PLANNING BOARD MEETING DATE: March 21, 2002
APPLICANT INFORMATION
1. Name of Business: Agawam High School
Address: 760 Cooper Street, Agawam, MA 01001
2. Owner: Town of Agawam
Address: 36 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001
Telephone: (413) 786-0400 Fax: (413) 786-9927
3. Engineer: Reinhardt Associates, Inc.
Address: 430 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001
Telephone: (413) 786-9600 Fax: (413) 786-8699
PLAN REVIEW
Scale: V=40' Date: March 7, 2002
Title Block (Street Address, Applicant's Name, Address, Scale, Name of Preparer of Plan):
O.K.
Description of Project: The proposed construction of a 2,077 sq.ft. storage shed
attached to the High School.
Site Plan Review
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Description of Site: Site is a building maintenance work yard.
Provision for Traffic Flow: Unchanged.
Parking: Unchanged.
Drainage: See Engineering comments.
Public Utilities: Unchanged.
Landscaping/Screening and Buffers:
Sign Location: Unchanged.
Exterior Lighting: Not provided.
Rendering or Elevations: Not provided. If elevations not provided a picture of the
building should be submitted.
Dumpster Location: Not applicable.
Other Comments or Concerns:
Town of Agawam
36 Main Street Agawam, Massachusetts 01001-1837
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March 22, 2002
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Mayor Richard A. Cohen
36 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
Dear Mayor Cohen:
At its duly called meeting held on March 21,2002,the Agawam Planning Board voted to approve
the Site Plan entitled: "High School Storage Building, Cooper Street,Agawam, MA"prepared by
Reinhardt Associates and dated March 7, 2002.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Planning Office at 786-0400,
extension 283.
Sincerely,
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Dennis A. Hopkins, Acting Chairman
Agawam Planning Board
cc: Clerk
Building
Engineering
Reinhardt Associates
File
MEMO
To: Planning Board
From: Sergeant Donald Gallerani
Subject: Site Plan- Storage Shed- High School - Town of Agawam
Date: March 20, 2002
The site plan regarding the Town's construction of a 2,077 sq. ft. Storage shed behind the High
School will have no impact on pedestrian or motor vehicle safety.
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Memo
To: Planning Board
From: Engineering
Subject: Agawam High School - Storage Shed- Site Plan SP 395
Date: March 20, 2002
CC: Building Dept. /File
Per your request dated March 7, 2002, we have reviewed the site plan titled"Agawam High
School Storage Building, Cooper Street, Agawam, MA; Prepared by Reinhardt Associates, 430
Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001; Scale of V=40'; Dated 03/07IO2." The Engineering
Department finds this plan to be satisfactory and has no comment at this time.
Sincerely,
ames . Daley, P.E.
Town Engineer
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Tows. of Agawam
' 36 Main Street Agawam, Massachusetts 01001-1537
Tel. 41.3-786-0400 Fax 413-786-9927
MEMO
TO: Engineering Dept., Police Dept., Fire Dept.
FROM: Planning Board
DATE: March 7, 2002
SUBJECT. Site Plan- Storage Shed-High School -Town of Agawam
Please review and comment on the attached Site Plan for a storage shed behind the High School
prior to the Board's March 215`meeting.
Thank you.
DSD:pre
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Mieheel R. Mercadante
Fire Inspector
Agawam Fire DeRa7 t O t
Date' ��
MAR t t W
MEMO
TO: Engineering Dept., Police Dept., Fire Dept.
FROM: Planning Board
DATE: March 7, 2002
SUBJECT: Site Plan - Storage Shed -High School - Town of Agawam
Please review and comment on the attached Site Plan for a storage shed behind the High School
prior to the Board's March 21"meeting.
Thank you.
DSD:pre
REINHARDT ASSOCIATES Letter of Transmittal
architects engineers interior designers planners
430 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001-1827
Telephone: 413-786-9600 Facsimile: 413-786-8699 E-Mail: RAlagawam@aol.com
TO: DATE: 315102 PROJ. NO.: 00-1665
Town of Agawam ATTN: Dominic Urbinati, Commissioner
Inspection Services Department
36 Main Street REF: High School Storage Building
Agawam, MA 01001 Agawam, MA
PLEASE NOTE:
WE ARE SENDING YOU 0 Attached ❑Under separate cover via US Mail the following items:
❑ Submittals or Shop Drawings ❑Prints ❑Contracts ❑Samples ❑Specifications
❑Copy of Letter ❑Change Order ❑Other
COPIES DATE NO. DESCRIPTION ACTION
10 3/7/02 SC-1 Site Plan 1
1 Application for Site Plan Approval 1
ACTION CODES:
1 For Approval 5 No Exceptions Taken 9 Resubmit copies for approval
2 For your uselreview 6 Note Markings 10 Confirm —
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3 As Requested 7 Comments Attached 11 Prints Returned After Loan To&'
4 See Remarks Below 6 Rejected (SEE CORRESPONDING AATIO�MOCMABOVE)
REMARKS: I
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COPY TO: SIGNED:
Mayor Richard A. Cohen D las C. Goodman, A.I.A.
FILE
(If enclosures are not as noted kindly let us know at once.)
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AGAWAM PLANNING BOARD
Form D
Application for Site Plan Approval
Please complete the following form and return it and 10 copies of the Site Plan to
Agawam Planning board
Office of Planning and Community Development
36 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
1. Name of Business Agawam High School
Address 760 Cooper Street
Telephone 413/789-1400 ext. 468 Fax 413/789-2610
2. Name of Applicant/Owner City of Agawam
Address 36 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001
Telephone 413/786-0400 Fax 4131786-9927
3. Name of /Architect Reinhardt Associates, Inc.
Address 430 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001
Tel hone 413/786-9600 Fax 413/786-8699
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4. Please give a brief description of the proposed project:
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The Addition is for Storage purposes for the City Building Mainten!%Uce3 ep tment.
It is a one (1) story structure and consists of 2,077 square feet.
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