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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 LOCAL WEATHER LOCAL WEATHER • FROM PAGE A1 SAFETY: continued from page A1 lem at each of the schools LV WKH\ KDYH VLJQL¿FDQWO\ more exterior doors than what he would recommend for the square footage. He said Rocky Heights has 29 exterior doors and High- land Hills, 35, compared with newer campuses, such as West Park Elementary School or Armand Larive Middle School, which have about 13 doors on their sig- QL¿FDQWO\ODUJHUFDPSXVHV Edmiston said because each school has so many access points, it would be GLI¿FXOW IRU SROLFH WR FRQ- tain or secure the schools from an intruder or other threat. Edmiston said his other concern is the two build- ings both have outdoor hallways, which also make them harder to secure from a tactical standpoint if a serious event were to take place. “One thing that really stood out to me was the access onto the property and access off,” he said at a previous board meeting. Edmiston said he rec- ommends either serious PRGL¿FDWLRQ WR WKH EXLOG- ings or demolition and re- construction of the build- ings. “That is what is going to be needed,” he said at a previous board meeting. Both Maiocco and Dep- uty Superintendent Wade Smith said they are well aware of the safety con- cerns that each of those buildings pose. They said the district is currently conducting a compre- hensive analysis of the Hermiston School District buildings that includes a variety of studies that de- tail the current status of the school buildings. The analysis will also include Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed Thu 2/25 2/26 56/38 55/36 Fri Sat 2/27 Sun 2/28 49/30 3/1 49/24 49/31 Sunny skies during Morning clouds fol- the morning hours lowed by afternoon will become overcast sun. in the afternoon. Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the low 30s. Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 20s. More sun than clouds. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the low 30s. Sunrise Sunset 6:42 AM 5:38 PM Sunrise Sunset 6:39 AM 5:40 PM Sunrise Sunset 6:37 AM 5:42 PM Sunrise Sunset 6:35 AM 5:43 PM Sunrise Sunset 6:41 AM 5:39 PM Oregon At A Glance Portland 52/46 Salem 56/45 Eugene 54/43 MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO A Hermiston School District facilities report being compiled will include recommendations on how to solve the security concerns at Highland Hills Elementary School, pictured, and Rocky Heights Elementary School, which have more than 25 doors, each, mak- ing access into the buildings hard to control. recommendations for the future. Maiocco said the build- ings evaluation report is one of many the district is compiling that will aid in the future planning of the district, including what to do about the safety and security of Rocky Heights and Highland Hills — whether that requires building new schools in the future or whatever else the board and public will support. Smith said the dis- trict will use information gathered from different reports, such as the Port- land State University pop- ulation study the district commissioned last year, as well as engineering stud- ies, a capacity analysis, an economic impact study and other information to plan for the years ahead in the Hermiston School Dis- WULFW 6PLWK VDLG RI¿FLDOV will give a presentation RQ DOO RI WKH ¿QGLQJV LQ the spring, which will act as the district’s “bible” in future planning. “I know that the com- munity is anxious to hear about potential bonds down the road,” Maiocco said. “Right now, we are in the information-gather- ing stages, and we are do- ing the technical analysis. That is what the Facilities Master Planning (Com- mittee) is doing ... We are really only on the ground level for that right now.” For Herald news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • email info @hermistonherald.com • stop by our offices at 333 E. 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