The three-story brick building was built in 1896 and served for nearly a century as a neighborhood elementary school. The volunteer McLain housing committee received proposals in May from Penquis CAP which calls for affordable rental housing units for people 55 years old and older Avesta Housing of Portland for affordable housing for the same age group and Wishrock, a national company, which calls for 23 affordable housing units in the building. The city created a volunteer committee in April 2018 to consider possible re-uses of the building for housing. State law requires school districts to offer school buildings to the municipalities in which they are located when the buildings are vacated. State law requires school districts to offer school buildings to the municipalities in which they are located when the buildings are vacated. The Rockland City Council voted in May 2017 to accept the three-story brick building once the district no longer had a use for the property. The Rockland City Council voted in May 2017 to accept the three-story brick building once the district no longer had a use for the property. The RSU 13 Board voted unanimously in January 2017 to offer the building to Rockland. In the next several years, the district could get six to eight electric buses, Orne said as the city and district continue to seek grants.īoard member Maria Devery said there is also a cost to provide the electricity for the buses.Īt the April 7 meeting, Orne also informed the Board the district is on track to turn over the McLain School to the city by December 2023. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of the Society for Human Resource Management - Maine State Council and Best Companies Group. Gold with Distinction Award Dried Shrimp steamed with Minced Pork Category, Best of the Best Culinary Awards. Damariscotta Bank & Trust was recently named one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Maine. He said the panels could produce the electricity to power the buses and, in turn, the buses could help provide electricity to the schools if there is a power outage. Gold with Distinction Award Thick Soup Category, Best of the Best Culinary Awards. The district is also looking at the possible installation of solar panels on the roofs at Cushing and Ash Point. Orne said he has also been talking with officials from the city of Rockland about working together on getting grants for other electric buses and other renewable energy projects, such as charging stations for electric vehicles and solar panels on roofs.Ĭharging station locations, if grants are received, could be the the Rockland Fire Station, the Ash Point Community School in Owls Head, and the Cushing Community School. While the electric buses cost far more than the $105,000 for a regular bus, the costs of operation and maintenance are far less, Orne said.īoard member Chelsea Avirett pointed out an electric bus also improves the air quality. The state will reimburse RSU 13 for a total of $343,500 over five years for the bus, Orne said.
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