2017 info night presentation on a bond the school district may put on the ballot for approval at the March 7, 2017 election. Part of the bond covers the renovation of the Wilder School, the other a thorough reworking of the paving around the high school and middle school campus.

1. 2017 Bond
Proposal
(Both Projects Subject to School Board
Review and Approval)

2. Wilder School Renovation

3. The Wilder School
• History
– Built in 1912 (now 104 years old) as the
elementary school for Wilder.
– Closed in 1993 when Dothan Brook
School was opened.
– Regional Alternative Program (RAP)
moved into the building in 1996
• Current Condition: Unsustainable
– Last major work done was new roof in 1983 (34 years ago) – Well past expected life
– Two Steam Furnaces – One is at least 30 years old and both are failing
– Insulation – None in walls, 2 inches in roof (increases energy costs)
– Wiring – Old and in need of upgrades
– Plumbing – Old and in need of upgrades
– Flooring – Needs to be replaced
– Stairwells – Not up to code
– Class spaces – All are improperly configured for intended use

4. Options:
• Option 1. Rebuild the Wilder School and locate both RAP and Hartford
Autism Regional Program (HARP) in building.
Total Cost $5,000,000
Bond Payments = $6.8 Million.
Cost Average over 20 Years $339,300
Allowable RAP + HARP Rent (with inflation factored in at 2% for 20 years) - $296,880
Direct Annual cost to Town of Hartford $42,420
– Option 2. Sell Wilder School and rent replacement
Total Cost $5,937,601
Present value of 20 years of rents - including estimated increases)
Less (estimated Sale Price in current condition $300,000 (est. not appraised)
- Renovation of Rental to make Suitable for RAP Program $300,000)
RAP Rent - $5,937,601
Direct Cost to Hartford $0
(But no building!)

5. Options:
• Option 3 - Fix Wilder School over time
Account for inflation and increased construction costs @ 8% year annually)
This is a piecemeal approach to renovation – never fully addressing the functionality of the building for the
program
This option does not allow the option of including HARP at the Wilder Location AND must be paid for out of
Operational NOT Capital funds (i.e., no bond).
– New Heating System ($275,000)
– New Roof ($81,000)
– Upgrade Wiring ($348,000)
– Upgrade Plumbing ($372,000)
– Upgrade Windows/Insulation($330,000)
– Rebuild Front Entry, Exterior Brick Repair ($434,000)
– New Exterior Walls and Insulation ($370,000)
– Replace Interior Doors and Hardware ($131,361)
Total Cost approximately $2,542,000 in 13 years (with inflation) all covered by Rent.
Option 4 - Move RAP into existing School
– NOT CONSIDERED – These children have been removed from the normal school environment for
a reason

6. Future Condition of Wilder School

7. Future Condition of Wilder School

8. Future Condition of Wilder School

9. Actual Cost of Renovation to Tax
Payers
• Total Cost of Bond: $6,786,000
– Cost covered through tuition (estimate - based on # of students, average tuition and bond payments)
– RAP student count of 30 + HARP student count of 16 = 46 x $6,453. est. avg. rent allowed as part of each
tuition = $296,880/year over 20 year bond = $5,937,601
– Estimated cost to Hartford Tax payers that is not part of tuition calculation for renovated building
$42,420/year or $848,399 over the 20 year term of the Bond
– That portion of the Rent which is not paid by students from other towns will be offset by State & Federal
subsidies to special education
– Of the $5,937,601 rent, based on historic attendance patterns, we will pay for 42% of rent (or $2,493,792)
and of that, the state will pick up a minimum of 56.5% so we will pay about $1,084,800 or $54,240/year in
Rent.
– Total payments, direct and rent, comes to approximately $96,660 year (or $1,933,200 over 20 years)
• Additional Operational Savings Due To
– Shared resources such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy
– Shared Lunch service
– Shared Administrative Assistant
– Shared Nursing
– Bussing could all go to same location
– Shared meeting spaces

10. Parking Lot
Renovation

11. Rebuilding Parking Lot
• Cost $1.467 Million (Includes traffic study $60K) and complete
rebuild roadways, sidewalks, curbing, storm drainage,
underdrains, replacing subsurface to 15 inches x 1.05)
• Bond Cost $2.04 Million after 20 years (estimate)
• Annual Payments averaging $102k