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Schools Receive Fire Alarm Upgrades

CheshireFeb 26, 20261 min read

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The committee approved fire alarm display panel changes for the New Norton School and New North End School, each capped at $25,000. The Norton change passed 6-1 with one abstention, and the New North End change passed 6-1 with one abstention.

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Next Generation School Building Committee

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What this means

The new schools will receive display panels that show where a fire alarm is activated, based on requests from Cheshire public schools and the Fire Department. The committee also approved several construction changes, including classroom dispensers, room-layout modifications, custodial equipment, and future irrigation conduits. A proposed hands-free push-to-call system at the Norton School was tabled for further discussion.

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Approved Barnum School plaque design option 4 with dormer 2 modification by a 4-3 vote.
Approved a fire alarm display panel change for the New Norton School, not to exceed $25,000, by a 6-1 vote with one abstention.
Approved a fire alarm display panel change for the New North End School, not to exceed $25,000, by a 6-1 vote with one abstention.
Approved $104,039 to revise the Ram office layout at the New Norton School.
Approved $5,463 for additional classroom paper towel and soap dispensers at the New Norton School by a 7-1 vote.
Approved $86,345 to modify rooms at the New North End School to create a de-escalation room and Ram office.
Tabled a proposed $25,000 hands-free push-to-call system for the New Norton School.
Approved $46,333 for underground piping and conduit supporting possible future irrigation at both New North End School playing fields.
Approved $19,600 in window testing services for each of the New Norton and Barnum schools.
Approved $72,985.81 in indoor custodial equipment for each of the New Norton and New North End schools.

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