RISON - After taking a week to think about it, the Woodlawn School Board voted during a special meeting Monday night to approve a “conceptional budget” of $1.44 million to build an addition to the school cafeteria as well as add a second serving line and make renovations to the kitchen area.Brody Richardson of Brody Richardson Construction of Sheridan, the company selected by the Woodlawn School Board to serve as the construction manager for the project, gave the board the estimated cost of $1.44 million during its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 10. The board decided to take a week to think it over before reconvening Monday night to make a decision. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock said the board’s approval of the conceptional budget will allow Richardson to move forward with a more detailed set of plans that will reveal a more accurate estimate of the cost. He said Richardson will work with architect David Porter on those plans and will likely be presenting them to the school board in January. Hancock said he hopes the district can begin construction as early as May.During last week’s regular monthly meeting, Richardson said his conceptional budget of $1.44 million was likely on the high side since he believes sub-contractors will come in lower than what he projected.Plans are to build a 2,754 square foot addition onto the side of the school cafeteria facing the physical education building. The extra space will allow for more students to be served during each lunch period. Hancock said during last week’s meeting he would like to reduce the number of lunch periods from four to two: one for the elementary and one for the high school. Currently, the first lunch period begins at 11 a.m. while the last one starts at 1:15 p.m.Virginia Scallion, the food services director for the Woodlawn School District, attended Monday night’s special meeting to discuss the need for the addition as well as how th...
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