Shelton High School needs several upgrades to comply with the fire code, but it will soon have a sprinkler system to go towards this aim.
The project, which will cost near $1m, was given the go-ahead by the town's Board of Aldermen.
John Anglace, president of the aldermen, and Mark Lauretti, mayor of Shelton, thought that the system would cost more to install. Fortunately, the high school was previously renovated, which added the infrastructure that a sprinkler system would need.
According the Anglace, $1m is more logical than the original figure predicted. The funds for the installation are available, but the Board of Education is still asking the state to partially reimburse the city for the upgrade. Anglace reiterated that the board must seek state funding and the state wants to make sure the project will be completed.
An architect has started planning the project. As yet, it is unclear if the installation will be separated into multiple projects, and it may affect school activities, so most of the work will be carried out when the high school is unpopulated.
Freeman Burr, superintendent of Shelton schools, stated that the new sprinkler system should fix most of the fire code violations that came to light seven years ago when the school caught fire.
If the school should need more improvements, a business seeking the project might want to hire a poster printing company to help them convince the Board of Education and Board of Aldermen to hire them.
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