Thomas Hogan Litchfield Schools Planning Committee papers
2003-28-0
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Hogan Litchfield Schools Planning Committee papers document the Committee's work to formulate options for the renovation and expansion of Litchfield's intermediate and high schools. The committee met in 2002 and early 2003, submitting its final report in February. Litchfield attorney Thomas Hogan was a member of the committee, and the collection consists of his records, which include news clippings, Board of Education minutes, Hogan's remarks and letters to the editor, Building Committee minutes, legal research, educational specifications, Litchfield Intermediate School renovation analysis, correspondence, minutes, proposals, work papers, background data, reports to the Board of Education, and Litchfield Public Schools Pre K-12 School Facilities Study written by Jeeter, Cook & Jepson, Architects, Inc.
Dates
- Created: 2002-2003
- Other: Date acquired: 03/05/2005
Creator
- Litchfield Schools Planning Committee (Litchfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical or Historical Information
In October, 2002, a Litchfield town meeting established the Litchfield Schools Planning Committee, consisting of the first selectman, the chairman of the Board of Education, the chairman of the Board of Finance, and nine members chosen from the public. One of the nine members elected was attorney Thomas F. Hogan. The LSPC met weekly to complete its task of developing options for the Litchfield community and the Board of Education. Jeeter, Cook & Jepson, Architects, Inc. was hired to review and evaluate the options and to provide new alternatives that might not have been considered. In all, the LSPC studied 22 options. After further analysis, five options were submitted to the Board of Education in February, 2003, in the LSPC's final report. An option that called for a new high school and renovated intermediate school at a total cost of $55 million, of which $34 million would be borne by the town, was unanimously approved by the Boards of Selectmen, Finance, and Education, and submitted to the voters at a referendum in April, 2003. The project was narrowly defeated.
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Extent
0.83 Linear Feet
2 document boxes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Thomas F. Hogan
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Creator
- Litchfield Schools Planning Committee (Litchfield, Conn.) (Organization)
- Hogan, Thomas F., 1945- (Person)
- Title
- Thomas Hogan Litchfield Schools Planning Committee papers
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 04/03/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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