Showing posts with label Bingham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bingham. Show all posts

May 7, 2014

Tours of Bingham and O'Connell sch0ols on Saturday

From a note this morning from City Planner Alan Weiner to members of the city's Planing Commission:

The Planning Commission's walk-throughs of O'Connell and Bingham schools have been scheduled for Saturday, May 10th beginning at 8:00 AM. Those attending the walk-throughs will initially gather at the main parking lot at O'Connell School, located at 122 Park Street (the parking lot entrance is across the street from the driveway for Bristol Auto Body). The walk-through at O'Connell is anticipated to take 30-45 minutes. After this first walk-through has been completed, attendees will proceed in their own vehicles to Bingham School, located at 3 North Street, where we will again gather at the school's east parking lot (next to the credit union). The walk-through at Bingham is anticipated to also take 30-45 minutes.
(Please note that, in order to save some time, we will meet up first at O'Connell School and NOT in the City Hall parking lot, as was mentioned at last Wednesday's Planning Commission meeting.)
Dave Oakes of the city's Public Works Department will be our guide at each of the two schools. He has advised that you NOT wear sandals, flip-flops, or any other type of open-toed footwear.
Please note that, per the requirements of the state's Freedom of Information laws, these walk-throughs are considered a special meeting of the Planning Commission. As such, members of the public may attend if they choose. A copy of the meeting agenda, which has been posted with the City Clerk, is attached for your information. Also attached is information about roof replacement work proposed at Bingham School.

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February 4, 2010

Bingham School to close on July 1

The Board of Education gave its blessing to a plan to shutter Bingham School after classes end this June. Read the whole story here.
Now the question for officials is what they're going to do with yet another wonderful old building downtown. Let's hope the answer isn't to let it rot.
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January 7, 2010

Bingham School may close this year


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City education officials are talking about shuttering Bingham School at the end of this school year to save money, according to this story in The Hartford Courant. They think it might save as much as $1 million annually.
Bingham is already earmarked to close when the two new K-8 schools are built. They are expected to open by the fall of 2015.

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