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Closed Schools: Impact on Community Usage Page 5 111/1 utility costs with projections of $125,000 projected for 1981-82. The projected mothballing costs of $50,000 for Edgewood include $20,000 for utilities and $30,000 for one time mothballing costs. Although the figures are difficult to interpolate if you took the total square feet of the building which is 100,494 and divide that out on a square foot basis, the costs to maintain just the minimum utilities for the gymnasium, pool and locker room area would be $18,114.80 based on 16,468 square feet (assuming you could totally isolate the gymnasium, 7 ,380 square feet, the cafeteria , 3,080 square feet, and the pool , 6,048 square feet) . If you took the figure of $18,114.80 plus the custodial cost of approximately $24,000 and subtracted the $20,000 allocated for utilities under the mothballing program, you would arrive at a projected annual operation and maintenance cost of $22,144. This figure, although extremely difficult to substantiate, provides one other perspective from which to view the "mothballing" or "do nothing" approach. 111/1 In addition , past experience from other School Districts have shown that utility costs drop considerably (as much as 30%) when an alternative use of the school is put into effect. The Advisory Council also looked at the feasibility of isolating the swimming pool costs which again were difficult to seperate but utility projections for heat, lights , chemicals , etc. were estimated between $17,000 - $25,000. One other difficulty with this projection is that there is a need for a part time custodian for the operation of the pool which would cost approximately $10,000. The difficulty with this is that the current custodial contract does not allow for a part time custodian to work by himself in the pool area. In summary,with respect to operational costs ; the building, because of it 's large size and present use, is not only expensive to operate but also difficult to accurately project what the cost may be under an alternative use. One statement we do feel comfortable with is that the operation and maintenance cost of any of the four schools 111/0 proposed to be closed would be considerably less than current costs if operated on a skeletal basis , i .e. gyms, locker rooms and pool areas.